The Shock Doctrine (2007)
• September 30th, 2007 • 0h 6min
Documentary, Animation
Overview
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.
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