The Shock Doctrine (2009)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Documentary
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In Theaters:9/1/2009
Box Office:
Runtime:82 minutes
Studio:Renegade Pictures
Cast
Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross
Director
Kieran O'Brien
Narrator (Voice)
Naomi Klein
Self
Milton Friedman
Self
John Major
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger
Self (archive footage)
Saddam Hussein
Self (archive footage)
Condoleezza Rice
Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Alan Greenspan
Self (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin
Self (archive footage)
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