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The Shock Doctrine (2007)

The Shock Doctrine (2007)

Animation Documentary
Release Date: 2007, September 30
Directors: Jonás Cuarón
Countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Esperanto Filmoj, Klein Lewis Productions, Penguin Books, Renegade Films
Cast: Naomi Klein

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.

Keywords:

capitalism china chile economics naomi klein augusto pinochet