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Author: Paul Heath Nov 21, 2008 - 7:27:52 PM |
Starring: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Brandon
Boyce, Kelvin Yu, Lucas Grabeel, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis
O'Hare, Howard Rosenman, Stephen Spinella, Ted Jan Roberts, Tom
Ammiano, Carol Ruth Silver, Peter Jason, Hope Tuck, Steven Wiig, Ashlee
Temple, Wendy Tremont King, Adam Del Rio, Eric Stoltz, Douglas Smith,
Kenny New, Cully Fredricksen, Kelvin Han Yee, Boyd Holbrook, Tim
Halpin, Kyle Scudiere
Release Date: November 26th, 2008
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Gus Van Sant
Official Website: http://www.milkthemovie.com/
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Plot: In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public
office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights;
he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior
citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what
it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his
untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Sean Penn stars as
Harvey Milk under the direction of Gus Van Sant in Milk, filmed on
location in San Francisco from an original screenplay by Dustin Lance
Black, and produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen.
Milk charts
the last eight years of Harvey Milk's life. While living in New York
City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott
Smith (James Franco) relocate to San Francisco, where they found a
small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class
neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change.
With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young
activist Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch), Milk plunges headfirst into the
choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor,
Milk's actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words.
When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he
tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected
supervisor, Dan White (Josh Brolin). But as White and Milk's political
agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically
converge. Milk's platform was and is one of hope - a hero's legacy that
resonates in the here and now.




