First-Time Viewing

How to Survive a Plague

Release Date:September 21, 2012

Running Time:109 min

Genres:History, Documentary

Director

David France

Cast

Peter Staley Larry Kramer Iris Long Bob Rafsky Mark Harrington Anthony Fauci

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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.

Where to watch

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