The Shock Doctrine

Sep 30, 2007

0h 6m

★ 7.4

Overview

Drawing surprising connections between market methods and CIA torture techniques developed in the 1950s, the film explores how well-known events of the recent past have been theaters for the shock doctrine, from Pinochet's coup in Chile, to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, to the war in Iraq today.

Genres

Documentary

Animation

Production Companies

Esperanto Filmoj

Klein Lewis Productions

Penguin Books

Renegade Films

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Cast

Herself - Narrator

Naomi Klein

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The Shock Doctrine

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