The House I Live In plot
"The war on drugs has never been about drugs."
As America continues to be mired in foreign conflict, a less visible war is taking place on the home front, costing countless lives, destroying families and inflicting untold damage on future generations of Americans. Over the past 40 years, 'The War on Drugs' has cost more than $1 trillion, more than 45 million arrests, and devastating damage to poor communities at home and abroad. What's more, drugs are cheaper, purer and more readily available than ever before. Filmed in more than twenty countries, 'The House I Live In' brings heartbreaking stories from individuals at all levels of the American war on drugs. From the dealer to the grieving mother, through the cop to the senator, the prisoner, and the federal judge; the film offers a penetrating glimpse into America's longest war...