His family once called him the devil and forced him to leave for Europe. Now, eighteen years later, Koffi returns to his native Congo with his pregnant girlfriend, hoping that the culturally determined apple of discord has lost its former bitterness. But an innocent incident sparks a new wave of hysteria and misunderstanding. Meanwhile, a gang war rages on the streets outside. To watch Omen is to peer into a kaleidoscope of modernity in which somber reflections on the legacy of cultural traditions are transformed into a hypnotic dance of unforgettable images, colorful metaphors, and intuitive meanings. This consummately chaotic yet sensitive cinematic carnival was awarded the New Voice Prize at Cannes.
Vojtěch Kočárník
90 min / Color, DCP
Director Baloji Tshiani
/ Screenplay Baloji Tshiani
/ Dir. of Photography Joaquim Philippe
/ Music Liesa Van der Aa
/ Sound Jan Deca, Erik Griekspoor, Danny Van Spreuwel
/ Editor Bruno Tracq, Bertrand Conard
/ Art Director Eve Martin
/ Producer Benoit Roland
/ Production Wrong Men
/ Coproduction Tosala Films, New Amsterdam, Special Touch Studios, Serendipity, RadicalMedia, Big World Cinema
/ Cast Marc Zinga, Lucie Debay, Eliane Umuhire, Yves-Marina Gnahoua, Marcel Otete Kabeya
/ Sales Memento International
Baloji Tshiani (1978, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo). Filmography: Zombies (2019, short), Omen (Augure, 2023).
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