Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
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/10 By 449 Votes
Overview : The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly.
Release Date : May 25, 1966
Runtime : 96m
Genre : Drama
Companies : Argos Films, Parc Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet
Countries : France, Sweden
Keywords : suicide, rape, countryside, misery, donkey, gang leader, youth gang, cruelty, burden, beast of burden, transcendence, purity, pride, animal cruelty, riding a donkey, abusive boyfriend, peasants
