Augure
Omen
Irish Premiere
Date & Time: Wednesday 6th at 6:15pm
Details: Baloji / Belgium, Democratic Republic of Congo / 2023 / 90 mins
Starring: Marc Zinga, Yves-Marina Ghahoua, Marcel Otete Kabeya
After spending years in Belgium, Koffi (Marc Zinga), a young Congolese man, returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront his family and homeland culture. Secrecy and sorcery erupt when a nosebleed is mistaken for a curse, and Koffi is shunned from his family. Using magical realism to paint a portrait of undesirables and sorcerers, Omen delves into the intricacies of identity, culture, and belief systems through a deeply rich and visually captivating lens. Fulfilling all the promise of his multi-disciplinary projects in fashion, short film and styling, director Baloji offers up a feast for the senses.
“A visually striking, deeply compassionate and memorable debut” IndieWire