The film maker makes his statement very effectively with a combination of personal stories and interviews. I plan on sharing this with many people I know, as I don't think many poeple have any clue to what's going on with our government any way, much less about the historic chain of events divulged in this documentary. The American Drug War: The Last White Hope, was an excellent documentary that exposed the truth about how drugs and the prison system are used to exploit an entire people. It is the best documentary I have seen in years. American Drug War shows ways the various ways the government has chosen to hold back the legalization of drugs and the consequences of it. This movie is almost 2 hours long and I was never bored and only found one very short scene to be unnecessary (Joe Rogan smoking marijuana- didn't take away from it but didn't add anything). Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2012. Eye opening great, mind boggling documentary about our OWN very corrupt and (dispicable) U.S. Government, Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2013, I had NO idea "our" own government was THIS corrupt! I actually wondered how it covered so much in only 2 hours. Select the department you want to search in. The drug war in our country is literally the exact opposite of what it's supposed to be and that is by design. Too often there is so much "fluff" in films I feel that I have wasted my time on them. While I generally agree with the thoughts this film contains... the framing of the narrative is all over the place. EIGHTY% for simple possession of drugs.Non Violent offenders. Sign in or create an account I'll do it later Government agents, judges, politicians and others discuss the long battle to keep illegal drugs out of the United States. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I bought it thinking it looked interesting but I got much more than I expected. American Drug War: The Last White Hope ( 83 ) IMDb 7.7 1h 58min X-Ray 18+ The War on Drugs has become the longest and most costly war in American history, the question has become, how much more can the country endure? I bought it thinking it looked interesting but I got much more than I expected. A++++, Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2012. This truly is a documentary that will change the way you view all drugs, whether they be legal, illegal, or prescription. I plan on sharing this with many people I know, as I don't think many poeple have any clue to what's going on with our government any way, much less about the historic chain of events divulged in this documentary. A++++, Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2012. More importantly, it shows what can be done about it. This movie explains the current fervor to eliminate "illegal" drugs at any cost. I actually wondered how it covered so much in only 2 hours. The documentarian tries to make the case for decriminalizing drugs (mostly marijuana, but some more hard core ones too) similarly to how the Dutch have done it and even flies over to Holland to speak to a local café shop owner who sells pot at his shop to find out how the city of Amsterdam has done with this experiment since its implementation. There is so much information that I cannot fit it into this review. Eye opening great, mind boggling documentary about our OWN very corrupt and (dispicable) U.S. Government, Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2013, I had NO idea "our" own government was THIS corrupt! Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2008. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. While this is certainly a valuable tool for the attitudinal manipulation of the less enlightened masses, who will eagerly parrot these messages as being representative of authoritative wisdom, they are often, in fact, nothing more than a simplistic panacean smoke screen that serves to obviate a realistic examination of the complex issues involved, by fostering unreasoned opinion. The film maker makes his statement very effectively with a combination of personal stories and interviews. From. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I will warn potential that there are some controversial opinions expressed and some very graphic and unpleasant scenes. It is the best documentary I have seen in years. This documentary did a good job of explaining what the U.S. "drug war" is about ... and it's not what most people think it is about. Whether your against drug use or for it, this is a very informative and IMPORTANT documentary to watch. An example is the fact that Amsterdam/Holland has 40% less marijuana use compared to the U.S. Also that crystal meth use is virtually obsolete in Amsterdam/Holland whereas in the U.S. its an epidemic.
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