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How to Survive a Plague (2012)

How to Survive a Plague (2012)

History Documentary
Release Date: 2012, September 21
Directors: David France
Countries: United States of America
Production: Public Square Films, Ninety Thousand Words, Ted Snowdon Foundation, Impact Partners, Little Punk, Ford Foundation, Doc Society
Cast: Larry Kramer, Anthony Fauci, Peter Staley, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky, Mark Harrington, David Barr, Jim Eigo, Ann Northrop

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.

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