Follows a donkey who encounters on his journeys good and bad people, experiences joy and pain, exploring a vision of modern Europe through his eyes.Follows a donkey who encounters on his journeys good and bad people, experiences joy and pain, exploring a vision of modern Europe through his eyes.Follows a donkey who encounters on his journeys good and bad people, experiences joy and pain, exploring a vision of modern Europe through his eyes.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 34 wins & 70 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaDirector Jerzy Skolimowski has said that the only time he ever cried while watching a movie was with Au hasard Balthazar (1966), which is about a mistreated donkey. The story heavily influenced EO (2022).
- GoofsWhen Kasandra gets off the motorbike, she hangs her helmet over the right rear-view mirror of the bike. Later, when Dude puts his helmet back on, Kasandra's helmet is still hanging there, but after the next cut, when Dude gets on the motorbike and starts the engine, Kasandra's helmet is now hanging over the left rear-view mirror. In the next scene, when Dude drives away, Kasandra's helmet is gone, but later, when she runs after him and gets on the motorbike, he hands her helmet to the back.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Oscars (2023)
Featured review
Who would have thought that a film about an adorable donkey on an adventure wandering across Eastern Europe would capture the attention of the movie world? The concept itself seems like a stretch. And, unfortunately, after screening this picture, it seems like a stretch in practice, too. When EO, a performer in a circus company, is confiscated from his troupe in response to the contentions of animal rights activists who claim he's being tortured in that role, the independently minded creature finds a series of new owners as he meanders throughout the Polish landscape. In a number of respects, this delightfully quirky offering has more than its share of touching humorous moments as the beast makes a fool out of his human companions. But, as this story wears on, its narrative becomes somewhat implausible (and even a downright downer at times) as EO encounters his share of increasingly strange characters and situations, such as a story thread involving acclaimed actress Isabelle Huppert that's weirdly cryptic even by her standards these days. To its credit, the film's often-gorgeous cinematography is indeed a sight to behold, but even that's undermined by some truly strange, seemingly unrelated imagery, much of it again photographed beautifully but in ways that puzzle viewers about its intended purpose. Writer-director Jerzy Skolimowski's latest truly has its commendably inventive moments, but the overall production just doesn't hold together as well as it might have, its many inexplicable tangents often feeling as if they're coming from way out of left field. Consequently, it makes me wonder why this release has been showered with so many awards season accolades, including an Oscar nomination for best international film, an honor that seems like as much of a stretch as this picture's basic premise. A few passing moments of cuteness and modest laughs don't seem like enough to make this one of the year's allegedly stellar offerings.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Іа
- Filming locations
- Jezioro Bystrzyckie, Dolnoslaskie, Poland(Eo in front of the dam)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,068,782
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $24,000
- Nov 20, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $2,585,252
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.43 : 1
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