

Enjoy Poverty
2009, Dutch. Directed by Renzo Martens.
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?
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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- Released
- 4 June 2009
- Original title
- Episode III: Enjoy Poverty
- Country
- Netherlands, Belgium
- Written by
- Renzo Martens
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Enjoy Poverty runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Enjoy Poverty isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 June 2009. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Enjoy Poverty?
If you liked Enjoy Poverty, try Fuck, Come See Me in the Good Light, Ex Libris: The New York Public Library.
Who directed Enjoy Poverty?
Enjoy Poverty (2009) was directed by Renzo Martens.