

How to Survive a Plague
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $122.7K
- Language
- English
- aids
- hiv
- lgbt
- activist
- gay history
- gay theme
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival22 Jan 2012
- PremiereTrue/False Film Festival3 Mar 2012
- PremiereNew Directiors/ New Films24 Mar 2012
- PremiereSan Francisco International Film Festival20 Apr 2012
- PremiereUSA Film Festival25 Apr 2012
- PremiereProvincetown International Film Festival15 Jun 2012
- Theatrical (limited)NR21 Sept 2012
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical8 Nov 2013
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival2 Aug 2012
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto 2 Nov 2012
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical19 Dec 2013
FinlandFI
- TV24 Jun 2013
GermanyDE
- PremiereFilm Fest Homochrom30 Oct 2013
HungaryHU
- PremiereKNBudapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival31 Oct 2013
IrelandIE
- Theatrical8 Nov 2013
PolandPL
- PremiereAmerican Film Festival14 Nov 2012
- PremiereWatch Docs Film Festival11 Dec 2012
- PremiereDocs Against Gravity Film Festival6 Sept 2020
SpainES
- TV20 Mar 2013
SwitzerlandCH
- PremiereZurich Film Festival28 Sept 2012
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How to Survive a Plague was released on 21 September 2012.
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