Title – EO (2022)
Director – Jerzy Skolimowski (Moonlighting)
Cast – Sandra Drzymalska, Isabelle Huppert, Lorenzo Zurzolo
Plot – Journeying through modern day Europe, donkey EO experiences a wide-ranging array of human behavior, showcasing the best and worst of mankind towards their animal counterparts.
“May all your dreams come true”
To the best of my (far my expert knowledge), Polish film EO is the only feature film centered around a donkey to be nominated for an Academy Award.
Competing at this years 2023 Oscar ceremony in the Best International Feature Film category, EO is the latest product from veteran European filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski, who has been active in the cinema landscape since 1960 and showcasing that he is still interested in making unique and uncompromising features, Skolimowski has here crafted a rare film for adults centered entirely around an animal protagonist, which here is unfortunate donkey EO…