How to Survive a Plague(2012)

Name: How to Survive a Plague
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2012-09-21
Rating: 6.8

6.8(79)1h 49m2012-09-21

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Director:: David France
Writers:: Tyler H. Walk, Woody Richman, David France
Producers:: David France, Howard Gertler
Cinematographer:: Derek Wiesehahn
Production:: Public Square Films, Ninety Thousand Words, Ted Snowdon Foundation, Impact Partners, Little Punk, Ford Foundation, Doc Society
Revenue:: $122,665
Status:: Released