The Shock Doctrine
The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine

7.182 min
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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 9/1/2009

Runtime: 82 min

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Top Cast

Kieran O'Brien

Kieran O'Brien

Narrator (Voice)

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)

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