Omen (2023 film)

Omen
Omen
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Baloji
Screenplay by	Baloji; Thomas van Zuylen;
Produced by	Benoit Roland;
Starring	Marc Zinga; Lucie Debay; Eliane Umuhire;
Cinematography	Joachim Philippe
Edited by	Bertrand Conard; Bruno Tracq;
Music by	Liesa Van der Aa
Production; companies	Anonymous Films; Big World Cinema; New Amsterdam Film Company; Red Sea Film Festival Foundation; Versus Production; Serendipity Films; Tosala Films; Wrong Men North;
Distributed by	Imagine Film Distribution; Pan Distribution (Pan-Européenne);
Release dates	23 May 2023 (Cannes); 15 November 2023 (Belgium);
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Belgium; DR Congo; Netherlands; France; South Africa; Germany;
Language	French;
Box office	$29,498

Omen (French: Augure) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Belgian-Congolese director Baloji. Starring Marc Zinga, Lucie Debay and Eliane Umuhire,^[2] it premiered at Cannes in Un Certain Regard on 23 May 2023, where it won New Voice Prize.^[3]

A co-production between Belgium, DR 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

^ "Omen (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ Baloji (19 October 2023). "Omen". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ Debruge, Peter (27 May 2023). "Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners". Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ Roxborough, Scott (14 September 2023). "Oscars: Belgium Picks 'Omen' as International Feature Submission". Hollywood Reporter.
^ Wolf, Ellen De (14 September 2023). "Shooting | Baloji en mots et en photos, pour les tendances Homme de l'automne". Weekend (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[1] "Omen (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[2] Baloji (19 October 2023). "Omen". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[cannes:ver-3] Debruge, Peter (27 May 2023). "Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners". Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[4] Roxborough, Scott (14 September 2023). "Oscars: Belgium Picks 'Omen' as International Feature Submission". Hollywood Reporter.

[5] Wolf, Ellen De (14 September 2023). "Shooting | Baloji en mots et en photos, pour les tendances Homme de l'automne". Weekend (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2023.

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