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The Shock Doctrine
The Shock Doctrine
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THE SHOCK DOCTRINE

Directed by Jonás Cuarón
United States, United Kingdom, 2007
Documentary, Short, Animation

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.