How to Survive a Plague
How to Survive a Plague

How to Survive a Plague

6.8109 min
DocumentaryHistory

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 9/21/2012

Runtime: 109 min

Director: David France

Writers: David France

Top Cast

Peter Staley

Peter Staley

Self

Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer

Self

Iris Long

Iris Long

Self

Bob Rafsky

Bob Rafsky

Self

Mark Harrington

Mark Harrington

Self

Anthony Fauci

Anthony Fauci

Self

More Like This

Howard
6.8

Howard

Wittgenstein
6.4

Wittgenstein

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
6.0

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
6.8

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

The Untold History Of The United States
8.2

The Untold History Of The United States

Cameraperson
6.7

Cameraperson

To Be Takei
7.2

To Be Takei

Paris Is Burning
8.0

Paris Is Burning

Alone in the Wilderness
7.9

Alone in the Wilderness

A Secret Love
7.3

A Secret Love

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
8.1

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

I Am Heath Ledger
7.4

I Am Heath Ledger

Iverson
7.0

Iverson

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
7.6

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.0

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
7.5

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
6.9

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

David Byrne's American Utopia
7.6

David Byrne's American Utopia

Heart of a Dog
6.5

Heart of a Dog

The U.S. vs. John Lennon
6.7

The U.S. vs. John Lennon