How to Survive a Plague
6.8|2012|1h 49m| EN
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.
Genres: Documentary, History
Director: David France
Votes: 73
Production Companies:
Public Square Films
Ninety Thousand Words
Ted Snowdon Foundation
Impact Partners
Little Punk
Ford Foundation