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Milk

2008 film directed by Gus Van Sant

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"Milk" is a 2008 film directed by Gus Van Sant that tells the story of Harvey Milk, a pioneering gay rights activist in San Francisco. The film is significant for depicting a pivotal figure in LGBTQ+ history and the political struggles of the gay rights movement during the 1970s.

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The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Released: 2008-11-05128 minDir: Gus Van SantHistory, Drama

Cast

Sean Penn as Harvey Milk
Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones
Josh Brolin as Dan White
Diego Luna as Jack Lira
James Franco as Scott Smith
Alison Pill as Anne Kronenberg

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Published: 19 February 2009

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Milk is a 2008 American biographical drama film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Dustin Lance Black, the film stars Sean Penn as Milk, alongside Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, and James Franco.

Attempts to put Milk's life to film followed a 1984 documentary of his life and the aftermath of his assassination, titled The Times of Harvey Milk, which was loosely based upon Randy Shilts's 1982 biography, The Mayor of Castro Street (the film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for 1984, and was awarded Special Jury Prize at the first Sundance Film Festival, among other awards). Various scripts were considered in the early 1990s, but projects fell through for different reasons, until 2007. Much of Milk was filmed on Castro Street and other locations in San Francisco, including Milk's former storefront, Castro Camera.