Trained to be part of a daily Polish circus act, humble grey donkey Eo finds himself torn from Kasandra, his sympathetic, doting handler. But with the sweet remembrance of rare human kindness etched on his mind, the gentle soul meanders through the vast countryside on a peril-laden grand mission to reunite with his only friend at all costs. And as innocent Eo observes the natural world with his big doleful eyes, he crosses paths with humans of various qualities and characteristics and expands his perspective on life. However, in this emotionally draining journey, who are the real beasts?—Nick Riganas