Enjoy Poverty

Who owns poverty?

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?

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2009-06-04
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Country: Netherlands, Belgium
  • Language: English, French, Lingala, Dutch
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6
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