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Critic David Parkinson
rated 8

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.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

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

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Scott Tobias
rated 8

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

Cast & Crew

David France
Director
David France
Writer
Ed Koch
Actor
Larry Kramer
As Himself
Anthony Fauci
As Himself

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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.

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