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A FILM BY MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM AND MAT WHITECROSS
“Polished and persuasive...fluent and
mesmerizing.” -Leslie Felperin, Variety
A film by Erez Tadmor & Guy Nattiv
NEW YORK, NY
Permit No. 8306
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KIMSTIM PRESENTS TWO NEW HITS FROM
From acclaimed filmmakers Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, The Killer
Inside Me) and Mat Whitecross (The Road to Guantanamo), and based on
Naomi Klein's provocative bestselling book of the same name, The Shock
Doctrine is a devastating critique of the “free market” policies have come to
dominate the world.
Using “shock therapy” as a metaphor, the film investigates Kleins central
idea of “disaster capitalism.” When countries are jolted by catastrophic
eventssuch as war or natural disasters, they are often subjected to totally
un-regulated “free market” remedies that benefit corporations and elites at
publicexpenseThe film traces the doctrines beginnings from the theories of
Milton Friedman and the Chicago School economists, through its implementation
over the past 40 years in Pinochets Chile, Yeltsins Russia, Thatchers Britain,
and the American Neo-Con directed invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
“Polished and persuasive...fluent and mesmerizing.”
- Leslie Felperin, Variety
“Will clear some things up for you about how the
powerful have rigged the political game to give themselves
even more wealth.”
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Cat. no. KS2087 - SRP $29.99 - UPC 698452208732
2009 • Color • 78 minutes • United States/UK• English
with Closed Captioning • 16:9 aspect ratio • Stereo
Comparable Titles:
Inside Job, The Corporation,
Capitalism: A Love Story
Translated in over 25 languages, The Shock Doctrine is one of the most important political books
of the past decade and has been on dozens of
bestseller lists around the world, including
The New York Times and The Sunday Times (UK)
THE SHOCK DOCTRINE and STRANGERS
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A chance encounter in sparks an improbable, passionate affair between an
Israeli man and a Palestinian woman in this critically acclaimed, bittersweet
drama. Handsome Eyal (Liron Levo) and gorgeous Rana (Lubna Azabal, star
of the Oscar®-nominated Incendies and Paradise Now) serendipitously meet
when their backpacks get swapped on the subway during the 2006 World Cup
finals. Swept away by romantic desire, soccer mania and competing political
loyalties, this unlikely pair face bold choices that could alter their lives forever.
“While gem-hard in its political realism, Strangers is generous
enough to suggest love may actually triumph.” - John Anderson, Variety
“Daring!” - Michael Atkinson, Boston Phoenix
Comparable Titles: Cairo Time, Before Sunrise.
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Cat. no. KS2086 - SRP $29.99 - UPC 698452208633
2007 • Color • 85 minutes • Israel, Spain • In Arabic, English,
French, & Hebrew, with Optional English subtitles
16:9 aspect ratio •Stereo.
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