How to Survive a Plague
1NomDirected by David France
Synopsis
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.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 21 September 2012
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Director
- David France
- Writers
- Woody Richman, David France, Tyler H. Walk
- Box office
- $122,665
- Countries
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Production
- Public Square Films, Ninety Thousand Words, Ted Snowdon Foundation, Impact Partners, Little Punk, Ford Foundation, Doc Society
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Cast
Peter Staley
Larry Kramer- IIris Long
Bob Rafsky
Mark Harrington
Anthony Fauci