Is The Shock Doctrine easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Shock Doctrine end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shock Doctrine scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shock Doctrine sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shock Doctrine violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Shock Doctrine

Name: The Shock Doctrine
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Released: 2007
Duration: 6 min
Rating: 7.5

20076 min7.5 / 10

A polemical, intellectually demanding documentary that traces connections between economic shock therapy and state violence across decades of geopolitical upheaval.

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.

Clusters

Movies About Institutional Injustice Corruption and Distrust East Asian History & Culture Science Technology And Industry Cor

Genres

Documentary Animation

Keywords

China Capitalism Chile Economics Naomi Klein Augusto Pinochet

Questions people ask

Is The Shock Doctrine easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Shock Doctrine end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Shock Doctrine scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Shock Doctrine sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Shock Doctrine violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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