Film
Enjoy Poverty
2009 · 1h 30m · Documentary
Who owns poverty?
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Overview
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?
Crew
- Renzo MartensWriter · Director
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 4, 2009
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Dutch
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
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