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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.
Oct 5, 2012 · 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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- Eugene Jarecki
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Aug 31, 2012 · An investigative look at America's war on drugs and its impact on the criminal justice system, with a focus on the experiences of Nannie Jeter, a former employee of filmmaker Eugene Jarecki's...
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The House I Live In 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.
- 108 min
Oct 10, 2012 · Jarecki's film makes a shattering case against the War on Drugs, using street footage, prison footage and the closer-to-home story of Nannie Jeter, the Jarecki family's longtime housekeeper, whose own son was arrested. In poor, jobless neighborhoods, selling drugs is often the only "easy" way to make money.
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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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.
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