The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine (2009)

1 September 2009 (GB)Documentary1 hour and 22 minutes
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Description

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.

Naomi Klein
Writer
Michael Winterbottom
Director
Mat Whitecross
Director

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)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords
capitalismdisastereconomicsneoliberalism