The Shock Doctrine
Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón, Naomi Klein, 2007
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Naomi Klein, 2006
The Shock Doctrine is a documentary directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón and Naomi Klein in 2007 and based on the book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein, first published in 2006. The documentary features Naomi Klein.
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
2007
Minutes
6
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Shock Doctrine
Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón, Naomi Klein
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Length: 6m
Stars: Naomi Klein
Year
2006
Pages
558
Book Rate
8.46
S: Goodreads
Book
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Author: Naomi Klein
Country: Canada
First published in: 2006
Length: 558 pages
Genre: Fiction
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