Synopsis
Following Koffi’s return to his birthplace after he has been ostracized by his family, ‘Omen’ explores the weight of beliefs on one’s destiny through four characters accused of being witches and sorcerers, all of them intertwined and guiding each other into the phantasmagoria of Africa.
| Sun 03.12. | 9:45 pm | Kino in der KulturBrauerei, theatre 5 |
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| presented by Vincenzo Bugno | |||
| Fri 08.12. | 7:30 pm | Kino in der KulturBrauerei, theatre 5 | Tickets |
| Mon 04.12. | 8:00 pm | Delphi LUX, theatre 4 | Tickets |
In cooperation with the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (WCF)
With the support of the Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA
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| OT: | Omen | ||
| Director: | Baloji | ||
| Screenplay: | Baloji | ||
| Country: | Belgium, Germany, France, Netherlands, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo 2023 | ||
| Production: | Wrong Men, New Amsterdam, Serendipity, RadicalMedia, Special Touch Studios, WCF | ||
| Cast: | Marc Zinga, Lucie Debay, Eliane Umuhire, Yves-Marina Gnahoua, Marcel Otete Kabeya | ||
| Length: | 90 min. | ||
| Language: | English, French, Lingála, Swahili OV / English subtitles | ||
| Distribution Germany: | Grandfilm | ||
| Festivals: | Cannes, Munich, Karlovy Vary, Angoulême, BFI, Athens, Philadelphia, Haifa, Gent, Pingyao etc. | ||
| Awards: | Cannes, Munich, Sitges, Durban, African Movie Academy Awards |
Official foreign Oscar candidate 2024 (“Best International Feature Film”) from Belgium.