Capital In The Twenty-first Century (2019) -

: The potential for political upheaval when inequality reaches extreme levels.

The 2019 documentary film, Capital in the Twenty-First Century , directed by Justin Pemberton, attempts the ambitious task of translating Thomas Piketty’s 700-page economic treatise into a visual narrative. While the book became an unlikely international bestseller, selling over three million copies, the film aims to make its complex data-driven analysis accessible through a journey of wealth and power. The Central Thesis: Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)

: Why wealth is increasingly held by a tiny elite. : The potential for political upheaval when inequality

At the heart of the film is Piketty’s core observation: when the rate of return on capital ( ) exceeds the rate of economic growth ( Capital in the Twenty-First Century