Thursday, March 12, 2009

"Milk"


"Milk" is a 2008 biographical film 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, the film stars Sean Penn as Milk and Josh Brolin as Milk's assassin, Supervisor Dan White. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, winning two, for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sean Penn and Best Original Screenplay for Dustin Lance Black.

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