How to Survive a Plague

2012 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 4,429 VOTES · DIR. David France

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,416 lines

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00:00:08 [forlorn music]
00:05:06 - We're sending a message to public officials
00:09:13 - When do we want it?
00:14:02 - Larry? - Hello.
00:18:32 - You're better.
00:23:48 the largest underground buyers' club
00:27:36 [indistinct shouting and chanting]
00:31:10 a lot of people cheating on their celibacy
00:35:22 - ♪ Again ♪
00:38:50 they had approved a drug
00:43:29 a five-second bite
00:47:58 to push the known preventative treatments
00:51:49 and we had in fact had a meeting with them in Bethesda
00:56:26 "and we're gonna let your observers go to the meetings
01:00:31 and people are dying because of him.
01:05:41 of several thousand people on your hands
01:09:53 and I think it's important that we allow that to happen.
01:14:26 in order to make it possible?"
01:18:57 Peter Allen.
01:24:35 not so we could bury him
01:31:03 - Joining me now is Dr. David Kessler
01:34:54 because the differences really can be bridged.
01:39:48 a little earlier...
01:44:31 - Ouch, that hurts.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,416
Dialogue density22.2 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line01:44:31

Production Record

DirectorDavid France
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$122,665
IMDb votes4,429