How to Survive a Plague

Name: How to Survive a Plague
Director: David France
Released: 2012-09-21
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky, Mark Harrington

6.8

September 21, 2012

1h 49m

Documentary History

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.