The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine

6 mins | Documentary, Animation | Sept. 30, 2007

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.

The Shock Doctrine

6 mins | Documentary, Animation | Sept. 30, 2007

The Shock Doctrine
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Esperanto Filmoj, Klein Lewis Productions, Penguin Books, Renegade Films
Original title The Shock Doctrine
Directors Jonás Cuarón
Writers Naomi Klein, Alfonso Cuarón

Cast

Naomi Klein

as Herself - Narrator