How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Release Date : 2012-09-21

Genre : Documentary, History

Duration : 109 menit

Rating : ⭐ 6.829/10 (82 votes)

Actors : Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky, Mark Harrington, Anthony Fauci, David Barr, Jim Eigo

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.