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The House I Live In, directed by Eugene Jarecki, is a 2012 documentary film about the War on Drugs in the United States.
Jan 31, 2013 · The Grand Jury Prize winner for documentary at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Eugene Jarecki's look at American drug policy—The House I Live In—began with a desire to reacquaint himself with his family's old housekeeper Nannie Jeter.
- Jared Mobarak
With Eugene Jarecki, David Simon, Shanequa Benitez, William Julius Wilson. From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
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- Documentary, Crime
- Eugene Jarecki
- 2012-10-05
The House I Live In. The death of his housekeeper's son inspires filmmaker Eugene Jarecki to add up the true cost of America's losing war on drugs.
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- Eugene Jarecki
The Silent Holocaust against blacks. Documentary. 110 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2012. Roger Ebert. October 10, 2012. 3 min read. These thoughts occurred as I was watching “The House I Live In,” the documentary by Eugene Jarecki about our War on Drugs. Like other American wars, it has not been going so well.
Oct 4, 2012 · In the documentary “The House I Live In,” Eugene Jarecki, inspired by his longtime black caretaker, investigates the country’s drug policy and its racial and class implications.
Oct 4, 2012 · Eugene Jarecki's The House I Live In takes a measured, multiperspective look at U.S. drug policies, which approach drug use as a criminal matter rather than a medical one.