Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 88
minutes
Year:
2023
Starring: Sandra Drzymalska, Isabelle Huppert, Lorenzo Zurzolo,
Mateusz Kosciukiewicz
Description: Follows a
Donkey who encounters on his journey good and bad people, experiences joy and
pain, exploring a vision of modern Europe through his eyes.
Review: We meet donkey EO, who performs tricks in a circus, and even though he
sometimes gets a whipping, EO is surrounded with love. This changes when
activists free the donkey from the circus. As a result, EO gets to roam the
Polish and Italian countryside. On this trek, the animal encounters humanity in
all its guises. EO does receive love, but mostly pain, because not everyone treat
animals with the same kindness. The donkey experiences this all too well. And mankind
doesn’t exactly look good in “EO”, but unfortunate this is reality.
Everything is filmed from
the donkey’s point of view. His perception of the human world is that of animal
innocence. Director Jerzy Skolimowksi turns it into a fascinating trip in which
he experiments with color and perspective. These are visual finds that stich
with you. It’s such a beautifully moving story in which humanity is not
portrayed too well. In conclusion: most people suck.
I believe this to be a very
important movie, I know exactly which people really need to see this. But
unfortunately they probably never will, and when they do, they don’t realize
what the actual message of the film is. Because most people are ignorant and
would say: “this is just a movie”. Well my friend, unfortunately, “EO” shows
reality. It left a lasting impression on me.
Rating: 4,5/ 5
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