Completed my first movie for the fiftyfifty.me challenge and watched The House I Lived In which is a documentary-film directed by Eugene Jarecki. The documentary provides an insight on the "war on drugs" within the United States of America from drug dealers and narcotics officers to inmates and federal judges.
Review Summary
I decided to watch this based off the ratings on Netflix and IMDB and have to say this documentary did not disappoint. The documentary film not only provides insights into how drug-use has affected close people to director Eugene Jarecki, but the origins of the "war of drugs" in USA and what are the major driving forces behind it.
The documentary introduces various people from different backgrounds that are either involved in drug-enforcement or have been affected by drug-use. From David Simon, creator of the The Wire to providing his thoughts on drug problems in the USA to Richard Lawrence Miller, an American historian and expert on the history of U.S. drug laws providing great insights into the origins of the drug laws.
A well-spent 110 minutes that will make you wonder what is the answer to the U.S. drug problem? Will drug-use ever be eradicated? - 9/10
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