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Milk
2008 2h 8m Gus Van Sant

Milk

★ 7.5 IMDb
History Drama
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.
Writers Brandon Boyce, Dustin Lance Black
Cast Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna
DP Haris Savides
Production Designer Bill Groom
Music Danny Elfman
Essays and Criticism
On this film
Currency by Johnny Ray Huston, Cinema Scope
On Gus Van Sant
Paranoid Park by Michael Koresky, Reverse Shot
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Awards & Festivals
Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Won Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated Academy Award for Best Picture
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