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How to Survive a Plague

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.

RATING

6.80

DIRECTOR

David France

COUNTRIE

United States of America

RELEASE DATE

2012

TIME

1h 49m

GENRES

Documentary