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The House I Live In

Name: The House I Live In
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-10-05
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.539
Cast: Eugene Jarecki, Joe Biden, George H. W. Bush, Rudolph Giuliani, John McCain

2012NR1h 50m7.5 / 10

The war on drugs has never been about drugs.

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?

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The House I Live In opened in theaters October 5, 2012. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

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Cast

Eugene JareckiHimself - Narrator / Interviewer

Joe BidenSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rudolph GiulianiSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

John McCainSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nelson RockefellerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hillary ClintonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Credits

Directed by: Eugene Jarecki
Written by: Eugene Jarecki

Production details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Box office: $210.8K

Production

ZDFGermany
Al Jazeera Documentary ChannelQatar
BBCUnited Kingdom
Charlotte Street FilmsUnited States
Louverture FilmsUnited States
NHK EnterprisesJapan

Themes

drug wargovernment regulationprison