EO, a gray donkey with an inquisitive spirit and melancholic eyes, begins his life as a circus performer, but soon escapes through Polish and Italian villages. On his way to freedom, he meets a troubled young priest, a countess, a raucous football team, and confronts the cultural and environmental problems of contemporary society.
EO, sivi magarac radoznalog duha i melanholičnih očiju, započinje svoj život cirkuskog izvođača, ali ubrzo bježi kroz poljska i italijanska sela. Na svom putu ka slobodi upoznaje problematičnog mladog sveštenika, groficu, razuzdani fudbalski tim, i suočava se sa kulturnim i ekološkim problemima savremenog društva.