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Enjoy Poverty

Enjoy Poverty

# 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?
🌏 Languages Available: English , French , Lingala , Dutch
📆 Date Released: 2009-06-04
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.9

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