How to Survive a Plague
How to Survive a Plague
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How to Survive a Plague

DirectorDavid France

6.8 / 10
2012
109 min
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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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