Enjoy Poverty

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The focus remains on socioeconomic and post-colonial power dynamics between the filmmaker and his Congolese subjects.

The narrative does not emphasize gender hierarchies, focusing instead on class and coloniality. While it avoids submissive feminine stereotypes, it lacks a proactive challenge to gender roles.

The film centers a non-Western majority cast, disrupting the traditional Western perspective. Congolese subjects are shown as active participants in a transactional economy rather than passive victims.

This documentary provides a profound critique of Western institutions and global capitalism. It uses a post-colonial framework to deconstruct how Western humanitarianism can function as systemic oppression.

The film depicts physical hardships associated with extreme poverty. However, it lacks a specific narrative focus on neurodivergence or physical disabilities as primary identity markers.