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The Shock Doctrine

7.120091h 22mMovieDocumentary

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.

DirectorsMichael Winterbottom·Mat Whitecross

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Cast · Directed by Michael Winterbottom

KOKieran O'Brien
Kieran O'Brien
Narrator (Voice)
NKNaomi Klein
Naomi Klein
Self
MFMilton Friedman
Milton Friedman
Self
JMJohn Major
John Major
Self (archive footage)
BCBill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
HKHenry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Self (archive footage)
SHSaddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Self (archive footage)
CRCondoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
Self (archive footage)
BOBarack Obama
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
AGAlan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan
Self (archive footage)
BYBoris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Self (archive footage)
MTMargaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Self (archive footage)

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