After being removed from the traveling circus, the only life he's ever known, the donkey EO begins a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside, experiencing cruelty & kindness in equal measure, all the while observing the follies & triumphs of humankind. During his travels, EO is both helped and hindered by a cast of characters that includes a young Italian priest (Lorenzo Zurzolo), a Countess (Isabelle Huppert), and a rowdy Polish soccer team. Loosely inspired by Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar, and featuring immersive, stunning cinematography by Michal Dymek, with Pawel Mykietyn's resonant score, the film puts the viewer in the perspective of its four-legged protagonist.