Canadian activist and writer Naomi Klein has distanced herself from a film adaptation of her book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by asking to be removed from the documentary's credits.
"I can confirm that the original idea was for me to write and narrate the film," she revealed to The Independent newspaper.
"For that to have worked out, however, there would have needed to be complete agreement between the directors and myself about the content, tone and structure of the film."
She admits that she and British director Michael Winterbottom — whose previous films include 24 Hour Party People and the acclaimed documentary The Road to Guantanamo — had their differences on how to build the book's argument into the film.
"This is Michael's adaptation of my book, and I didn't want there to be any confusion about that. I wish the film success," Klein said.
The article indicates Klein, whose previous work No Logo was a global bestseller, felt there should be less narration and more interviews.
Klein's third book, first published in 2007, has been translated into 27 languages and became an international bestseller.
In the thesis in her latest book, Klein notes that the U.S. and its allies have exploited disasters all over the world and imposed a type of unfettered capitalism to the benefit of big corporations.
In an interview with The Globe newspaper, Klein denies that she left in a huff: "Nobody threw a fit or walked away."
Klein's husband, Avi Lewis, remains one of the film's producers.
Financed by Britain's Channel 4, Winterbottom's documentary is slated to air in the U.K. on Sept. 1.
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