House of Pain (1993)

House of Pain is a documentary that was filmed on location in a halfway house over a period of one year. The persons depicted in the film share their true life stories about the disease of addiction and what happens when the disease is left untreated. The film puts the viewer in the heart of what it's like to live in a "house of pain", the nickname for the house given by its neighbors. The focus of the film is on the stories of the residents and not on drug use like some documentaries. It is a very touching and accurate film on the life of a person who suffers with addiction.