
Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast

Anne Wiazemsky
Marie

Walter Green
Jacques

François Lafarge
Gérard

Jean-Claude Guilbert
Arnold

Philippe Asselin
Marie's Father

Pierre Klossowski
Merchant

Nathalie Joyaut
Marie's Mother

Marie-Claire Fremont
Baker's Wife

Jean-Joël Barbier
The Priest