

How to Survive a Plague
Visit website6.8/10 • 74
2012-09-20 • 1h 49m
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.
- Directors
- David France
- Writters
- Tyler H. Walk, Woody Richman, David France

How to Survive a Plague
Visit website2012-09-20 • 1h 49m
6.8/10 • 74
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.
- Directors
- David France
- Writters
- Tyler H. Walk, Woody Richman, David France
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsPeter Staley
Self
Larry Kramer
Self
Iris Long
Self
Bob Rafsky
Self
Mark Harrington
Self
Anthony Fauci
Self
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- Original Language
- English
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