Released
The House I Live In
October 5 2012 (over 12 years ago)Rating
74
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69 reviews
The war on drugs has never been about drugs.
- Director: Eugene Jarecki
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 1 h 50 m
- Box office: $210,752
- Countries: Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, United States of America
- Companies: ZDF, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, BBC, Charlotte Street Films, Louverture Films, NHK Enterprises, ITVS, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, SBS, VPRO
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?
