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In Theaters: September 21, 2012 (limited)

2h 0m | Documentary

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It wasn’t long ago that being diagnosed with AIDS was a death sentence. However, facing impending death, a group of mostly HIV-positive men and women took on the pharmaceutical industry despite having no training in order to get medication to patients in need. This is the story of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), two coalitions who identified promising new drugs and got them to patients in record time, making AIDS a more manageable condition.

Director: David France

Studio: Sundance Selects

Producer(s): David France, Howard Gertler

Cast: Larry Kramer, David Barr, Jim Eigo, Ann Northrop, Gregg Bordowitz, Peter Staley

Writer(s): David France, T. Woody Richman, Tyler H. Walk

Official Site: www.surviveaplague.com

2 votes and 0 Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes® Score 98%

82%

In Theaters: September 21, 2012 (limited)

2h 0m | Documentary

  Watch Trailer

It wasn’t long ago that being diagnosed with AIDS was a death sentence. However, facing impending death, a group of mostly HIV-positive men and women took on the pharmaceutical industry despite having no training in order to get medication to patients in need. This is the story of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), two coalitions who identified promising new drugs and got them to patients in record time, making AIDS a more manageable condition.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score 98%

82%

In Theaters: September 21, 2012 (limited)

2h 0m | Documentary

It wasn’t long ago that being diagnosed with AIDS was a death sentence. However, facing impending death, a group of mostly HIV-positive men and women took on the pharmaceutical industry despite having no training in order to get medication to patients in need. This is the story of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), two coalitions who identified promising new drugs and got them to patients in record time, making AIDS a more manageable condition.