I live in Paris where crack is at the moment a very big problem
The first part shows a lot similarity between early 80s NYC to nowadays (parts) of Paris.
It is also shows another aspect of the 80s that for a long time now, have been enjoying nostalgic idolization.
But there was a moment when one of the interviewee suggests that crack was a chemical warfare on black community in the the US.
This moment, made me realize that the filmmakers of this documentary have a very clear idea what kind of story that want to tell and it's not about crack It's about corruption in the Reagan administration, corrupted police officers, social workers and doctors who betrays their clients trust etc etc.
In fact everybody are to blame for but the people who were involved in crack either as dealers or either as addicts.
A dealer seat and say with a big smile that he made a fortune and got his dong sucked in the name of "street capitalisation".
But in the part where the movie describes the violent escalation he is not confronted with events that link him directly to murders or loss.
He doesn't show remorse or regret until the very end and even than it feels quite forced.
It could have been a significant and important documentary, but the filmmakers were too busy to ride in the BLM wave and treat the subject harshly and make their interviewee bleed out by confronting them with difficult questions.
As much as there many enlightening trivia moment, the whole is more of a propaganda pamphlet that summarize the whole thing into a us and them short story that fits the format.
It is also shows another aspect of the 80s that for a long time now, have been enjoying nostalgic idolization.
But there was a moment when one of the interviewee suggests that crack was a chemical warfare on black community in the the US.
This moment, made me realize that the filmmakers of this documentary have a very clear idea what kind of story that want to tell and it's not about crack It's about corruption in the Reagan administration, corrupted police officers, social workers and doctors who betrays their clients trust etc etc.
In fact everybody are to blame for but the people who were involved in crack either as dealers or either as addicts.
A dealer seat and say with a big smile that he made a fortune and got his dong sucked in the name of "street capitalisation".
But in the part where the movie describes the violent escalation he is not confronted with events that link him directly to murders or loss.
He doesn't show remorse or regret until the very end and even than it feels quite forced.
It could have been a significant and important documentary, but the filmmakers were too busy to ride in the BLM wave and treat the subject harshly and make their interviewee bleed out by confronting them with difficult questions.
As much as there many enlightening trivia moment, the whole is more of a propaganda pamphlet that summarize the whole thing into a us and them short story that fits the format.