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Cast & Crew

Mat Whitecross
Director
Barack Obama
As Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
As Self (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger
As Self (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
As Self (archive footage)
Kieran O'Brien
As Narrator (Voice)

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The Shock Doctrine is a documentary that explores how neo-liberal capitalism has exploited natural disasters, wars, and terrorism to establish its dominance. Based on Naomi Klein's book, the film reveals how the concept of "shock treatment" has been used to impose harsh economic policies on vulnerable populations, resulting in massive profits for large corporations while causing widespread suffering among ordinary people. Through archival footage and insightful analysis, the film exposes the dark side of Milton Friedman's ideology and the destructive impact it has had on societies around the world.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Shock Doctrine include Age of Champions, Iris, The Wonder of Dogs, To Be Takei, Who Killed the Electric Car?, The Act of Killing.

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The Shock Doctrine was released in theaters on September 1, 2009.