How to Survive a Plague
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2012-09-20
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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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.
Released
2012-09-20
Runtime
109
Director
David France
Budget
$0
Revenue
$122665
Genres
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English
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Public Square Films
Ninety Thousand Words
Ted Snowdon Foundation
Impact Partners
Little Punk
Ford Foundation
