How to Survive a Plague
- Director: David France
- Theatrical Release Date: Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2012
- Distributor: IFC Films
- Festivals: Sundance Film Festival
- Awards: 2013 Academy Awards Best Documentary Feature
Synopsis: The untold story of the intensive efforts that turned AIDS into a manageable condition – and the improbable group of (mostly HIV-positive) young men and women whose amazing resilience broke through a time of rampant death and political indifference. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance]
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