• Director(s)

    Baloji

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    26/04/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Marc Zinga, Yves-Marina Gnahoua, Marcel Otete Kabeya

Film

Omen

strong language, sex

A man returns to his village in Kinshasa after years living in Europe, where he is confronted by prejudice, fear, and cultural idiosyncrasies. A slow-burn drama, featuring explosive and aggressive moments of conflict.…

A man returns to his village in Kinshasa after years living in Europe, where he is confronted by prejudice, fear, and cultural idiosyncrasies. A slow-burn drama, featuring explosive and aggressive moments of conflict.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

sexual violence and sexual threat

injury detail

theme

  • Director(s)

    Baloji

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    26/04/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Marc Zinga, Yves-Marina Gnahoua, Marcel Otete Kabeya

strong language, sex
Classified Date:
02/04/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Aya Films C.I.C
violence
A person shoots another with a gun. A person is attacked on the ground by a gang of enemies, though the visual detail is minimal.
threat and horror
During an intense sequence, a trial is held for a man’s behaviour, the outcome being that a wooden mask is put over his head and nailed shut. A gang of young people attacks another, locking them inside the bus they live on and towing it away, then chasing and attacking them when they manage to escape the vehicle. A person experiences stress induced fits.
language
There is use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’) as well as use of milder terms such as ‘whore’, ‘pussy’, ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘bastard’, ‘screw’, ‘bullshit’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
sex
A couple are seen having sex vigorously near another person who they think is asleep. Sex references include remarks about an STD a man has caught from having an affair.
discrimination
The film concerns a Congolese man whose family disowned him due to the belief that his birthmark is evidence of witchcraft. Upsetting scenes of discrimination include ones in which the man's family accuse him of cursing a baby after he suffers a nosebleed while holding the infant. Other scenes feature references to misogynistic attitudes and behaviour. The film clearly criticises discrimination.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A young person makes suggestive thrusting movements in order to harass and intimidate another teen, however the sequence is brief. A woman references being forced to marry and become pregnant before turning 18.
injury detail
Blood is seen covering a person’s face as a result of violence they have endured. A man’s nose bleeds repeatedly throughout.
theme
People grieve for the loss of loved ones.

  • Classified date

    02/04/2024

  • Language

    French