How to Survive a Plague
2012•1h 49m•6.8/10
DocumentaryHistory
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6.8/10(79)
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.
Production
Public Square Films, Ninety Thousand Words, Ted Snowdon Foundation, Impact Partners, Little Punk, Ford Foundation, Doc Society
Language
EN
Status
Released
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Cast
Peter Staley
Self
Larry Kramer
Self
Iris Long
Self
Bob Rafsky
Self
Mark Harrington
Self
Anthony Fauci
Self
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