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The Shock Doctrine

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An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2009-09-01

Runtime: 82 mins

Director: Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Shock Doctrine

Production Companies: Renegade Pictures

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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