How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Directed by

David France

Genre

documentary film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 79 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the early years of the AIDS crisis and the activists in ACT UP and TAG who fought for medical research and treatment. It shows their protests, their meetings, and their personal struggles during the epidemic.

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What happens

How to Survive a Plague is a 2012 American documentary film depicting the early years of the AIDS epidemic, and the efforts of activist groups ACT UP and TAG. It was directed by David France, a journalist who covered AIDS from its beginnings. France's first film, it was dedicated to his partner Doug Gould who died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1992. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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