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The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine

★ 7.1/10•2009•1h 22m•15•Documentary

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

Michael Winterbottom · Director

Mat Whitecross · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 1, 2009

Actors

Kieran O'Brien

Kieran O'Brien

Narrator (Voice)

Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein

Self

Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman

Self

John Major

John Major

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Self (archive footage)

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Alan Greenspan

Alan Greenspan

Self (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

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