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Released Year: 2012
Runtime: 110 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Eugene Jarecki
Writers: Eugene Jarecki
Casts: Eugene Jarecki
Ratings: 
(7 votes, average: 3.14 out of 5)
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Entertainment Weekly -
David Simon, creator of "The Wire," who argues that the targeting of minorities, fused with mandatory sentencing, has turned the war on drugs into ''a holocaust in slow motion.''
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The A.V. Club -
The result is a movie that jumps all over the place, but with the ultimate intention of showing how the public's attitudes and assumptions about drugs have changed over the past half-century, guided by politicians and businessmen with a stake in misinformation.
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IndieWire -
A personal work not because the director chooses to make himself a part of the story, but rather because he implicates all of us in it.
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The New York Times -
It's easy to take issue with a documentary like The House I Live In, which tackles too much in too brief a time and glosses over complexities, yet this is also a model of the ambitious, vitalizing activist work that exists to stir the sleeping to wake.
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Slant Magazine -
The mixture of different techniques and varied views results in a rich, multi-faceted look at one of America's most misguided policy initiatives.
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The House I Live In (2012)
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, and what can be done?
The House I Live In (2012)
(7 votes, average: 3.14 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2012
Runtime: 110 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Eugene Jarecki
Writers: Eugene Jarecki
Casts: Eugene Jarecki
Storyline
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, and what can be done?
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Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly -
David Simon, creator of "The Wire," who argues that the targeting of minorities, fused with mandatory sentencing, has turned the war on drugs into ''a holocaust in slow motion.''
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The A.V. Club -
The result is a movie that jumps all over the place, but with the ultimate intention of showing how the public's attitudes and assumptions about drugs have changed over the past half-century, guided by politicians and businessmen with a stake in misinformation.
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IndieWire -
A personal work not because the director chooses to make himself a part of the story, but rather because he implicates all of us in it.
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The New York Times -
It's easy to take issue with a documentary like The House I Live In, which tackles too much in too brief a time and glosses over complexities, yet this is also a model of the ambitious, vitalizing activist work that exists to stir the sleeping to wake.
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Slant Magazine -
The mixture of different techniques and varied views results in a rich, multi-faceted look at one of America's most misguided policy initiatives.
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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, and what can be done?
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, and what can be done?
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, and what can be done?
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, and what can be done?