How to Survive a Plague

2012 • 1h 49m • Documentary, History

98%Rotten Tomatoes

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.

Director

David France

Writers

Woody Richman, David France, Tyler H. Walk

Status

Released