Augure

The festival will close with the feature-length debut AUGURE by Belgian-Congolese director and musician Baloji Tshiani. After 15 years of absence, Koffi returns to Lubumbashi to introduce his family to his Belgian partner Alice, who is pregnant with twins, and to pay the dowry. The two face prejudice and hostility, as he is accused of witchcraft and sorcery. This visually stunning, fantastical drama won the Prix de la Nouvelle Voix at Cannes 2023 and has been selected as Belgium's entry for the 2024 Oscar for Best International Feature Film. (fw)