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.
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