How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Movie · 2012 · Documentary, History · 1h 49m · NR · English

Curator score: 9.0/10 (12K ratings)

Overview

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.

Ratings

Director

David France

Production

Public Square Films, Ninety Thousand Words, Ted Snowdon Foundation, Impact Partners, Little Punk, Ford Foundation

Cast

Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky, Mark Harrington, Anthony Fauci

Where to watch

AMC+, Philo, Sundance Now

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