The House I Live In
“The war on drugs has never been about drugs.”
2012•NR•1h 50m•7.5•Released
Documentary
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
Writer
Eugene Jarecki
Revenue
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
ZDF
Cast
Eugene Jarecki
Himself - Narrator / Interviewer
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rudolph Giuliani
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John McCain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nelson Rockefeller
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Webb
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
ZDF
Company
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
Company
BBC
Company
Charlotte Street Films
Company
Louverture Films
Company
NHK Enterprises
Company
ITVS
Company
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Company
SBS
Company
VPRO
Producer
Christopher St. John
Producer
Sam Cullman
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