How to Survive a Plague

A story of two coalitions – ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) – whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.

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Release Date

Sep 20, 2012

Duration: 1h 49 min

Popularity: 0.4559
76 votes
Directed by

David France

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Public Square Films (US)Ninety Thousand Words Ted Snowdon Foundation Impact Partners (US)Little Punk (US)Ford Foundation (ID)

Budget

122.7 K

Crew & Team

David France

Director

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