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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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