Enjoy Poverty

2009 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 364 VOTES · DIR. Renzo Martens

Enjoy Poverty poster

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?

Dialogue Timeline — 723 lines

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00:00:34 It is just too much work.
00:06:33 UntiI the end. - Where do you come from?
00:11:05 Workers for peace. Ndeke, the Congo.
00:14:37 I'm not sure what she's cooking. - Let's Iook.
00:17:30 ... of sorrow.
00:20:56 How couId he feed his chiIdren with 4 doIIars a month?
00:23:08 Let's consider...
00:27:19 Where the resources are, too.
00:33:29 To find... To search for goId.
00:38:09 Have journaIists aIready photographed them?
00:42:34 Studio ''BoIingo''. Paris-styIe photographs.
00:45:03 There are thousands of situations.
00:48:26 They don't reaIize that between a quarter to haIf of aII aid...
00:51:19 Can you show me your shop?
00:53:35 DeveIoped twice.
00:55:57 Even though he creates the situation...
00:59:25 When the photographers came, did you undress them for the pictures?
01:02:57 Lack of money.
01:06:21 ... raped women, etc...
01:08:26 I think it wiII faiI.
01:12:13 The chiIdren are enjoying this a Iot.
01:18:17 Do you have eIectricity? Running water?
01:20:30 Tastes good.
01:23:36 Yeah.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed723
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:00:34
Final line01:23:36

Production Record

DirectorRenzo Martens
LanguageDutch
IMDb votes364