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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 10 Oct 2012

[An] unflinching look at the activists' mistakes and acheivements, their regrets, their very solemn pride at a victory attained at so high a cost…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 10 Oct 2012

Scrappy and unsubtle where We Were Here is elegant and nuanced, How to Survive a Plague isn't nearly as formally beautiful as its predecessor…

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By Brett Michel (122) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 01 Oct 2012

Ultimately, the story presented by the former reporter for Boston's defunct Gay Community News is one of hope…

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By Carlos A (167) on 01 Oct 2012

What I just experienced was my heart being broken and the pieces slowly being pieced together, restoring my hope in humanity and in a democratic…

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By Chad B (261) on 29 Sep 2012

A great account of the group ACT UP's in the fight for research funding and treatment during the AIDS crisis. Activism at its very best…

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By Glenn G (284) on 28 Sep 2012

A beautifully compiled, emotionally engaging look at the activist fight against AIDS during the darkest of days, primarily the late 80s/early…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 26 Sep 2012

We're now far enough from that era that seeing it all again feels like a slap to the face in the same way that watching certain moments in…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 23 Sep 2012

This amazingly well-done, admirably dry-eyed documentary about a true human victory over what was once a universal death sentence might well…

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By Lamontraymond (377) on 23 Sep 2012

A truly powerful film about a group of individuals who, through force of will and against the threat of imminent death, moved big Pharma, federal,…

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By Shaneeza A (10) on 23 Sep 2012

This is one of the most important and riveting documentary films I've ever seen…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 20 Sep 2012

France, drawing on a wealth of video footage from inside the organization, turns that decade of rage, despair, and tenacity into an inspiring…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 20 Sep 2012

A powerful reminder of the ability of committed men and women to agitate, organize and create real change in the world…

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By Sara Stewart (700) for New York Post (6,650) on 20 Sep 2012

How to Survive a Plague, while a shaggier-structured documentary than many, is a heart-wrenching portrait of one of the saddest, most heroic…

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By J_Lloyd (1) on 20 Sep 2012

Truly inspiring story of the early struggles and eventual success of the AIDS treatment movement…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 19 Sep 2012

When it's over, this documentary lingers as a testament to extraordinary human bravery…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 19 Sep 2012

In the words of Mr. Kramer: The government didn't get us the drugs. No one else got us the drugs. We, Act Up, got those drugs out there…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for NPR (1,713) on 19 Sep 2012

ACT UP soldiers on today, as it must, given the lack of official attention to the resurgence of HIV among young American men in metropolitan areas…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 19 Sep 2012

The most heartbreaking scene shows survivors of the dead reaching through fence railings to scatter their ashes on the White House lawn, where…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for AV Club (2,778) on 19 Sep 2012

Drawing on a wealth of footage from inside ACT UP meetings and protests, David France's powerful documentary How To Survive A Plague pays tribute…

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for The Playlist (3,871) on 19 Sep 2012

One of the best documentaries, and best films, of the year, it is required viewing for anyone with a desire for making their own world a better…

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