Al Azar de Baltazar

If you can see past the heavy-handed religious overtones you will encounter an inspired and deeply intelligent Bresson classic.

The film follows the life of a donkey from birth to death, while all the time living it the dignity of being itself--a dumb beast, noble in its acceptance of a life over which it has no control.

...the rare spiritual film that lowers the bar for saintliness, rather than elevating its chosen characters above the din of humanity.

...Au Hasard, Balthazar is a rural religious parable in which the central character is a donkey named Balthazar. Shunted from owner to owner, the mule bears silent witness to man's evil and suffering.