How to Survive a Plague

Release Date: 2012-09-20

Runtime: 109

Languages: English

Rating: 6.8

Votes: 74

Genres: Documentary | History

Director: David France

Description: 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...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.Read More

Production Companies:

Public Square Films

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