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]
00:05:13 - I would love to see, like, more cameras or something
00:09:28 and I had to just stew about it for the rest of the day.
00:14:45 bacteria, fungus
00:19:17 with people who hurt themselves because they're human
00:24:28 we don't want a black market.
00:28:33 and I am sorry.
00:32:44 And we thought, since the non-approval of DHPG
00:36:27 And it was very interesting.
00:40:39 so that it can no longer snip
00:45:51 Stop it! Stop it!
00:49:39 - We need new drugs to keep people alive
00:54:00 that attitudes claiming that all of you are uncaring
00:58:36 And so off we went.
01:02:51 Some great challenges face us as young people.
01:08:24 for six months--
01:12:59 and the president needs to be blamed
01:17:29 the names of the people who might save our lives
01:23:05 Magic Johnson
01:29:56 about the way that we talk about the, uh--
01:34:11 that tried to synthesize expanded access
01:38:59 that were not filling up
01:43:54 ♪ And there's ♪
09:03:09 were the worst years.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,416
Dialogue density22.2 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line09:03:09

Production Record

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