“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?
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Renzo Martens Director
First release June 4, 2009 · Produced in Netherlands, Belgium · Languages Dutch, English, French, Lingala
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Netherlands · Belgium
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Original title
Episode III: Enjoy Poverty
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · French · Lingala
Release dates
Netherlands · June 4, 2009
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