How to Survive a Plague

"How to Survive a Plague" is a powerful documentary that chronicles the brave and unrelenting fight of AIDS activists in the 1980s and 1990s. Against all odds, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time. Despite having no scientific training, they challenged the FDA and the medical establishment, demanding faster drug trials and more effective treatments. Their tireless efforts led to the creation of the International AIDS Conference and paved the way for the development of life-saving protease inhibitors. Through interviews with activists, physicians, and members of underground organizations, as well as news coverage and protest footage, the film provides a gripping account of how a group of determined individuals fought against a deadly disease and a discriminatory system to change the course of history.

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