capitalism,disaster,economics,neoliberalism

The Shock Doctrine (2009)

Poster for The Shock Doctrine

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Michael Winterbottom
  • Profile picture of Kieran O'Brien
    Narrator (Voice) Kieran O'Brien
  • Profile picture of Milton Friedman
    Self Milton Friedman
  • Profile picture of John Major
    Self (archive footage) John Major
  • Profile picture of Bill Clinton
    Self (archive footage) Bill Clinton
  • Profile picture of Henry Kissinger
    Self (archive footage) Henry Kissinger
  • Profile picture of Saddam Hussein
    Self (archive footage) Saddam Hussein
  • Profile picture of Condoleezza Rice
    Self (archive footage) Condoleezza Rice
  • Profile picture of Barack Obama
    Self (archive footage) Barack Obama

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Keywords

  • capitalism
  • disaster
  • economics
  • neoliberalism