Enjoy Poverty
“Who owns poverty?”
2009•1h 30m•6.0•Released
Documentary
An investigation of the emotional and economic value of Africa's most lucrative export: filmed poverty. Deep in the interiors of the Congo, Dutch artist Renzo Martens single-handedly undertakes an epic journey and launches an emancipatory program that helps the poor become aware of what is their primary capital resource: Poverty. After three years of traveling through the Democratic Republic of the Congo he asks the question: "Who owns poverty?
Director
Renzo Martens
Writer
Renzo Martens
Languages
English, French, Lingala
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