The Shock Doctrine

IMDb 7.1 2009 • 82 min • Documentary

Director

Michael Winterbottom

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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 Cast

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)

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