The Shock Doctrine

Storyline

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)

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Naomi Klein

Self

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)

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Director

Mat Whitecross

Status

Released

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