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Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh sat down with BlackBook previous to the release of his newest film, the four-hour two-part epic CHE!, about the life of Argentine revolutionary Che Guavara. The film is open in limited release right now, will be opening in more locations over the next two weeks, and is going to be made available On Demand come January 21. It's pretty fitting that -- like CHE! -- our interview with Soderbergh was long, epic, and eventually had to be spliced into two parts; the first is here. Below, Soderbergh discusses his plans for revolution, his work with Sasha Grey, and why petty crimes deserve totally draconian punishments.

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