About a Donkey

20182018
1h 17m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

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About a Donkey is about growing up & growing old, and finding laughter along the way. The film follows the Owens family: Ann & Tim, their 3 adult children, Cecilia, Burgh, and Annie (and her husband Paul), and matriarch Farrah. When Tim brings home a donkey in a mixture of wanting to rescue both it and himself, all of the characters' lives are shaken up and pushed forward.

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The trials and tribulations of the Owens family. Ann is depressed, her children are a mess, and her husband just bought a donkey.The trials and tribulations of the Owens family. Ann is depressed, her children are a mess, and her husband just bought a donkey.The trials and tribulations of the Owens family. Ann is depressed, her children are a mess, and her husband just bought a donkey.

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

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- 1 win & 10 nominations

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Christina Shea-Wright and Elisha Mudly in About a Donkey (2018)

Alexandra Clayton and Ricardo Manigat in About a Donkey (2018)

Ben Kaufman, Gwen Albers, and Sarah Haruko in About a Donkey (2018)

Ben Kaufman, Christina Shea-Wright, and Alexandra Clayton in About a Donkey (2018)

Katherine Wessling in About a Donkey (2018)

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7/10

A quiet treat

When I screened About a Donkey for inclusion in our festival I thought is was one of the nicest independent films of the year. A dramedy about a family with all the same psychosis you probably see in your own, and how their Dad's unaccountable decision to bring home a donkey (of all things) shakes them out of their ruts. The repartee amoungst the siblings is smart but does not feel contrived. You can feel the underlying affection in every exhibit of wit. These are all recognizably humans, making it up as they go along, and finding love that has gone missing.

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