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How to Survive a Plague

DocumentaryHistory

2012, Movie, 1h 49min

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.

"How to Survive a Plague" — documentary and history movie produced in USA and released in 2012. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.6 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 49min. "How to Survive a Plague" is currently available to stream on Sundance Now, Mubi, Pluto TV and Amazon Prime ⎥ AMC+ and for rent and to buy on Apple TV and Amazon Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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Reviews

Critic David Parkinson

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A moving treatment of a deeply personal subject (France's own partner died of an AIDS-related illness in 1992), and an enthralling depiction of a seriously fired-up popular movement.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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The film traces its dramatic history from the early 1980s to the late 90s.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Scott Tobias

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Drawing on a wealth of footage from inside ACT UP meetings and protests, David France’s powerful documentary How To Survive A Plague pays tribute to their courage and relentlessness...

Read full review at The A.V. Club

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"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.