Donkey Xote

Donkey Xote (known in some regions as Donkey X or Aeslet) is a 2007 3D computer-animated children's film produced by Lumiq Studios. A co-production between Spain and Italy, the film is directed by José Pozo and written by Angel Pariente, based on the Miguel de Cervantes novel Don Quixote, and features the voices of Andreu Buenafuente, David Fernández, Sonia Ferrer and José Luis Gil. The film has gained notoriety as a mockbuster as the lead character Rucio bears an intentional resemblance to Donkey from the Shrek film series, along with the poster having the tagline "From the producers who saw Shrek". Donkey Xote was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012, and theatrically released on 22 November 2007 by Lumiq Studios and Filmax International. It grossed €12 million ($18 million) on a €13 million ($19 million) budget. Plot The film begins with a narration of the story as told by Cervantes, but the narrator is interrupted by the donkey Rucio who insists on telling the "true" story of the adventure: Don Quixote was not crazy, but in fact an intelligent and passionate person. In Rucio's re-telling of his adventure with Don Quixote and his squire, Sancho Panza, we learn that Rucio wishes he were Quixote's horse, and that the horse, Rocinante, hates leaving his stable. Quixote, Sancho, Rucio and Rocinante had gone on an adventure to search for Quixote's supposed true love Dulcinea but were unable to find her. However, Sancho lied that he saw her for a brief moment when Quixote was not with him, so Quixote firmly believes that Dulcinea is out there somewhere. Because of their adventure, Quixote and Sancho have become famous in their home village of La Mancha, much to the ire of their childhood acquiantance Bachelor Sansón Carrasco. Quixote and Sancho later learn from Carrasco that the region has been flooded with letters by one known as the Knight of the Crescent Moon who is searching for Quixote to challenge him to a duel in Barcelona on the next full moon. If the knight should win, Quixote will renounce both his knighthood and Dulcinea forever, but if Quixote be the winner, the knight will reveal the true identity of Dulcinea and give her all his treasures and possessions. Quixote decides to accept the knight's challenge, and to prepare him for his journey, Carrasco gives him the armour of a renowned knight.