How to Survive a Plague
Sep 21 2012
•2h 49m
•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.
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Peter Staley
Self
Larry Kramer
Self
Iris Long
Self
Bob Rafsky
Self
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