Documentary · United Kingdom · 2009 · 1h 22m

The Shock Doctrine

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Director
Michael WinterbottomMat Whitecross
Cast
Kieran O'Brien as Narrator (Voice) Naomi Klein as Self Milton Friedman as Self John Major as Self (archive footage) Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage) Henry Kissinger as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Paul Monaghan — Editor Naomi Klein — Novel
Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
capitalismdisastereconomicsneoliberalism
Key Collaborators
Michael Winterbottom Director Mat Whitecross Director Paul Monaghan Editor Naomi Klein Novel
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