How to Survive a Plague

2012 | 1 h 49mins |U/A 13+| Documentary | History

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.

Starring: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long,