"How to Survive a Plague" chronicles AIDS activism in the ’80s and ’90s

At one point during a period of infighting, playwright and activist Larry Kramer shouts, “PLAGUE! WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FUCKING PLAGUE! AND YOU ACT LIKE THIS?

The stakes were high. The participants were fighting for their lives, and they made a difference. How to Survive a Plague isn’t really entertaining, but is it supposed to be?

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