The Shock Doctrine (2009)

09/01/2009 (GB) • 1h 22m

Documentary

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Kieran O'Brien

Narrator (Voice)

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)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

capitalism

disaster

economics

neoliberalism

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