How to Survive a Plague

(2012)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 81 votes

Genres: Documentary, History

Year: 2012

Runtime: 109 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: David France

Cast: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky, Mark Harrington, Энтони Фаучи, David Barr, Jim Eigo, Ann Northrop

Plot

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.