CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 1h 30m

Enjoy Poverty

Who owns poverty?

60%(12)IMDbDocumentary

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?

Directed byRenzo Martens

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Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
NL
Released
June 4, 2009

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