The Shock Doctrine
The Shock Doctrine

Movie·2009·1h 22m

The Shock Doctrine

Directed By

Michael Winterbottom

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Editor

Paul Monaghan

Themes

capitalismdisastereconomicsneoliberalism

Production House

Renegade Pictures

Audience Score

71%

57 votes

Skip9%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection30%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Kieran O'Brien

Kieran O'Brien

Narrator (Voice)

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)

// crew

Crew

Michael Winterbottom

Michael Winterbottom

Director

Mat Whitecross

Mat Whitecross

Director

Paul Monaghan

Editor

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