2012·Documentary·1h 49m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by David France
aids
hiv
lgbt
activist
gay history
gay theme
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Cast
Peter Staley
Self
Larry Kramer
Self
Iris Long
Self
Bob Rafsky
Self
Mark Harrington
Self
Anthony Fauci
Self
Crew
David France
Director
David France
Writer
David France
Producer
Dan Cogan
Executive Producer
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Editor
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Mixer
Popular Reviews
45 reviews
mads
9.0★ · 10/06/25
watched this for my queer visibility class and really enjoyed it. fuck ronald reagan man
watched this for my queer visibility class and really enjoyed it. fuck ronald reagan man
Madison RouleauPRO
9.0★ · 03/10/25
Extremely interesting, thoughtful and informative documentary. I am so amazed by the efforts of the TAG/Act-Up activists and their incredible organizational skills and accomplishments. They fought for their lives when no one else did.
*When the living can no longer speak, the dead may speak for them.
Their memorial is the whole earth.
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*When the living can no longer speak, the dead may speak for them.
Their memorial is the whole earth.
*
Extremely interesting, thoughtful and informative documentary. I am so amazed by the efforts of the TAG/Act-Up activists and their incredible organizational skills and accomplishments. They fought for their lives when no one else did.
*When the living can no longer speak, the dead may speak for them.
Their memorial is the whole earth.
*
*When the living can no longer speak, the dead may speak for them.
Their memorial is the whole earth.
*
Letty
7.7★ · 02/21/25
An important documentary to watch to see how awful the US government is during an epidemic and how the healthcare system does not care to save lives.
Also fuck you Ronald Reagan and George Bush.
Also fuck you Ronald Reagan and George Bush.
An important documentary to watch to see how awful the US government is during an epidemic and how the healthcare system does not care to save lives.
Also fuck you Ronald Reagan and George Bush.
Also fuck you Ronald Reagan and George Bush.
Draven
9.8★ · 10/08/24
I don’t think I have ever been more emotional while watching a documentary. It is such a heart-wrenching film. The way all of the archival footage is edited together is just brilliantly done.
Oh alsoFUCK…THAT…PIECE OF SHIT(I’m not gonna say his name cause he doesn’t deserve that decency)
Oh alsoFUCK…THAT…PIECE OF SHIT(I’m not gonna say his name cause he doesn’t deserve that decency)
I don’t think I have ever been more emotional while watching a documentary. It is such a heart-wrenching film. The way all of the archival footage is edited together is just brilliantly done.
Oh alsoFUCK…THAT…PIECE OF SHIT(I’m not gonna say his name cause he doesn’t deserve that decency)
Oh alsoFUCK…THAT…PIECE OF SHIT(I’m not gonna say his name cause he doesn’t deserve that decency)
kameron
5.4★ · 09/24/24
notes linked here
now let me preface what i’m about to say by saying that i do not believe that AIDS is not funny nor a laughing matter at all. that being said, when we were discussing AIDS in this week’s lecture in my public health class, i recalled the south park episode regarding AIDS where cartman gets AIDS from a failed tonsillectomy and infects kyle with it after kyle laughs at cartman for having AIDS. when i remembered that episode, i laughed to myself for a few minutes, then realized the gravity of the lesson i was sitting in, and instantly realized how terrible i probably looked. again, AIDS is not funny at all. i’m not just sure about that, i’m HIV positive about it.
(I’M SORRY IT’S SO FUNNY I CAN’T) ((SOUTH PARK NOT AIDS))
now let me preface what i’m about to say by saying that i do not believe that AIDS is not funny nor a laughing matter at all. that being said, when we were discussing AIDS in this week’s lecture in my public health class, i recalled the south park episode regarding AIDS where cartman gets AIDS from a failed tonsillectomy and infects kyle with it after kyle laughs at cartman for having AIDS. when i remembered that episode, i laughed to myself for a few minutes, then realized the gravity of the lesson i was sitting in, and instantly realized how terrible i probably looked. again, AIDS is not funny at all. i’m not just sure about that, i’m HIV positive about it.
(I’M SORRY IT’S SO FUNNY I CAN’T) ((SOUTH PARK NOT AIDS))
notes linked here
now let me preface what i’m about to say by saying that i do not believe that AIDS is not funny nor a laughing matter at all. that being said, when we were discussing AIDS in this week’s lecture in my public health class, i recalled the south park episode regarding AIDS where cartman gets AIDS from a failed tonsillectomy and infects kyle with it after kyle laughs at cartman for having AIDS. when i remembered that episode, i laughed to myself for a few minutes, then realized the gravity of the lesson i was sitting in, and instantly realized how terrible i probably looked. again, AIDS is not funny at all. i’m not just sure about that, i’m HIV positive about it.
(I’M SORRY IT’S SO FUNNY I CAN’T) ((SOUTH PARK NOT AIDS))
now let me preface what i’m about to say by saying that i do not believe that AIDS is not funny nor a laughing matter at all. that being said, when we were discussing AIDS in this week’s lecture in my public health class, i recalled the south park episode regarding AIDS where cartman gets AIDS from a failed tonsillectomy and infects kyle with it after kyle laughs at cartman for having AIDS. when i remembered that episode, i laughed to myself for a few minutes, then realized the gravity of the lesson i was sitting in, and instantly realized how terrible i probably looked. again, AIDS is not funny at all. i’m not just sure about that, i’m HIV positive about it.
(I’M SORRY IT’S SO FUNNY I CAN’T) ((SOUTH PARK NOT AIDS))