7.6/10
NETFLIX Rating : 3.8
IMDB Rating : 7.6
FD Smart Rating : 7.6
Synopsis : Sean Penn stars in this biopic about Harvey Milk, the openly gay San Francisco politician who was murdered by a disgruntled city supervisor in 1978.
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Sean Penn , Emile Hirsch , Josh Brolin , Victor Garber , Carol Ruth Silver , Lynn McRee , Joseph Cross , James Franco , Brandon Boyce , Jeff Koons , Stephen Spinella , Howard Rosenman , Mark Martinez , Kelvin Yu , Diego Luna , Lucas Grabeel , Alison Pill , Denis O'Hare
English , German , English [Original]
German , English
Biography, Drama
2008
2h8m
Violence, Profanity, Discrimination
Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organizes gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs.