

How to Survive a Plague
2012
- David France
- 1h 49m
- September 21, 2012 · United States of America
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 21, 2012
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Impact Partners,Little Punk,Doc Society,Ninety Thousand Words,Public Square Films,Ted Snowdon Foundation,Ford Foundation
- Cast
- Bob Rafsky,Larry Kramer,Peter Staley,Anthony Fauci,Iris Long,Mark Harrington,David Barr,Jim Eigo,Ann Northrop
- Director
- David France
- Producer
- David France,Dan Cogan,Howard Gertler
- Cinematography
- Derek Wiesehahn
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $122,665
- IMDb
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