[3][4] Principal photography began on 11 June 2019 and took place in the Cévennes and the Île-de-France region.

[5] The film was shot largely in the Lozère department, with locations including the Mont Lozère and its Sommet de Finiels, the Roc du Couillou, the Col du Sapet as well as the village of Le Pont-de-Montvert.

Antoinette ends her journey in the small town of Florac, in the heart of the Cévennes.

The critics consensus reads: "Charming performances from Laure Calamy and her four-legged co-star help make My Donkey, My Lover & I a familiar yet breezily enjoyable journey of self-discovery.

"[7] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".