When Animal Rights activists help get the circus shut down, EO is taken away and brought to a horse stable to work.

Sometime later, EO walks through an empty town, and in a store window sees tropical fish in an aquarium.

That night, members of the losing team ransack the bar, and upon seeing EO, beat him nearly to death.

Nearby, a priest named Vito is traveling to his family home and sees EO tied to a pole, as the police investigate Mateo's murder.

EO walks over a stone bridge in front of a large dam, watching the water flow.

The screen goes to black, followed by the sound of a captive bolt pistol being fired, indicating EO has been slaughtered.

The website's consensus reads, "Bravely updating Bresson with brilliant results, EO is a donkey-driven drama that'll stubbornly stick with you long after the credits roll.

"[9] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the film holds a score of 85 out of 100 based on 30 reviews indicating "universal acclaim".

[11] EO was submitted by Poland for the 2023 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, and made the December shortlist.