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The House I Live In

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The House I Live In

The war on drugs has never been about drugs.

7.5

1h 50m

2012

“The war on drugs has never been about drugs.”

Synopsis

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?

Director

Eugene Jarecki

Trailer

Documentary

prisongovernment regulationdrug war

Cast & Crew

Eugene Jarecki

Eugene Jarecki

as Himself - Narrator / Interviewer

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rudolph Giuliani

Rudolph Giuliani

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John McCain

John McCain

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nelson Rockefeller

Nelson Rockefeller

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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