The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 30, 2007

Runtime

0h 6m

Genres

Documentary, Animation

User Score

74%

Original Title

The Shock Doctrine

Production Companies

Esperanto Filmoj, Klein Lewis Productions, Penguin Books, Renegade Films

Director

Jonás Cuarón

Description

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.