Omen (2023)

Original title

Augure

Directed by

Baloji

Genre

drama film

Country

Belgium

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

12

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his family in the Democratic Republic of Congo after years abroad. He confronts old tensions and cultural expectations that shape his identity.

meditativemelancholicvisually richcontemplativegroundedsubtleculturally resonant

What happens

Omen (French: Augure, lit. 'Augury') is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Belgian-Congolese director Baloji. Starring Marc Zinga, Lucie Debay and Eliane Umuhire, it premiered at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section on 23 May 2023, where it won the New Voice Prize. A co-production between Belgium, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Netherlands, France, Germany and South Africa, it was selected as the Belgian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. In 2023/24 movie director Baloji held the exhibition Baloji Augurism in the MOMU fashion museum in Antwerp, Belgium inspired by the traditional African costumes that he had designed for his film along with Elke Hoste. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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