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'The Young Karl Marx' Looks Inside The Mind Of A Revolutionary

Raoul Peck, director of the critically acclaimed documentary I Am Not Your Negro, talks about his latest film, The Young Karl Marx, a biopic about the 19th century philosopher.
Director Raoul Peck attends the <em>The Young Karl Marx</em> press conference during the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin.

In a new biopic from filmmaker Raoul Peck, the central character is a 19th century revolutionary who'd probably have plenty to say about the 21st century.

Peck's film, centers on the German philosopher, journalist and economist famously known for championing an economic system based entirely on uniform distribution of wealth. In 1848, Marx penned his most famous work, .

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