Eo is repeatedly failed by humans and if we know anything about animals it is not too farfetched to understand why the ending was so tragic. Donkeys are prey animals that - like man - have been domesticated over time and they depend upon humans at this juncture and particularly in this narrative. Unfortunately, humans repeatedly fail EO and some of these failures make no sense to this horse owner. Eo is nearly beaten to death, rehabbed (which is expensive and time consuming) and then senselessly sold or adopted out to work at a fur farm? Really? And that the poor Eo ends up being slaughtered is crushing. Being the owner of a rescued thoroughbred who narrowly escaped the slaughter pipeline here in the USA (and who advocates against animal consumption) I had NO idea that this premise was woven throughout the story and that this was the tragic end to this poor, abused animal. It brought me to tears and I am angry that the awful ending was merely described as an adventure in modern Poland. Modern Poland has nothing to do with this narrative. This is about the cruelty of humans and how we inflict this upon others repeatedly, violently, with deadly ends. I HATED THIS MOVIE.
