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The House I Live In
The House I Live In

The House I Live In

The war on drugs has never been about drugs.

Genres

Documentary

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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?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$210752

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

05 October 2012

Country

Australia

Cast

Eugene Jarecki

Eugene Jarecki

Himself - Narrator / Interviewer

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rudolph Giuliani

Rudolph Giuliani

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John McCain

John McCain

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nelson Rockefeller

Nelson Rockefeller

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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