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Crack USA: County Under Siege

★ 8,0 /10 (2 Votes)
1989 EN 42 min

Overview

Documentary which aired in 1989 as part of the HBO documentary series "American Undercover". It was filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida over the course of eight weeks and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary shows a cross section of abusers who have fallen under the deadly spell of the most addictive and affordable drug in America. Interviews with addicts and their families reveal that crack knows no socio-economic boundaries. Teenagers discuss the desperate measures they have taken to obtain the drug. The producers acknowledged the following for their assistance in making this film: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office; West Palm Beach Police Department; Data House of the Drug Abuse Treatment Association © Half-Court Productions Ltd. 1989

Release date

01/01/1989

Votes

2

Popularity

0.7

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

42 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2026-11-07

⭐ 6

This is a fairly competently assembled feature shining a light on the troubled area of West Palm Beach in the US state of Florida. Using a combination of body-camera, in-car and police actuality, we witness some of the problems faced by a community in which many of it's people have become hooked on crack cocaine. This isn't a drug that respects any social or class boundaries, and it's made quite clear that rich and poor are vulnerable to it's addictive and destructive effects all whilst a few local characters make some money from this misery. There are interviews with both the consumer and the…

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