His life changed history. His courage changed lives.
| Cast |
Sean Penn, Emile Hirsh, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare |
| Director |
Gus van Sant |
| Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black |
| Music | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Harris Savides |
| Editing | Elliot Graham |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Made in | 2008 |
| Produced by | Focus Features, Axon Films, Groundswell Productions, Jinks/Cohen Company, Sessions Payroll Management |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Strong |
| Nudity | Brief |
| Sex | Mild |
| Violence | Some |
| Prejudice | Part of plot |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Some |
| Comments | Based on the life story of Harvey Milk, the early 'Gay Rights' activist. Some disturbing themes. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Atiyyah Khan | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi | 15 | |
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan | 15 | |
| iAfrica.com Nils van der Linden  This is real life, not Hollywood. | 15 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 |  |
| 24.com Shaheema Barodien | 15 | |
| Box Office Sara Schieron The candlelight vigil marches on... | 15 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson Penn fully honours the real man by giving a performance that elevates and invigorates everyone around him. | 15 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli Election Day rather than have it pigeonholed as propaganda whose entire purpose was to sway voters. For those who are not dissuaded by the homosexual subject matter (and it would be unrealistic to pretend that the film's potential box office will not be depressed as a result of this), Milk represents a thought provoking, cathartic, and mostly true tale of politics and courage. | 18 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers A total triumph, brimming with humor, heart, sexual heat, political provocation and a crying need to stir things up, just like Harvey did. If there's a better movie around this year, with more bristling purpose, I sure as hell haven't seen it. | 20 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs While it's just a slice of the real man's life rather than a full biopic, the charming, sometimes funny, occasionally tragic, and motivationally uplifting Milk is engaging from start to finish, and comes off as one of the best pics of the year. | 15 | |
| Metacritic.com 39 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 209 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Anchored by Sean Penn's powerhouse performance, Milk is a triumphant account of America's first openly gay man elected to public office. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 29581 Netizens | 16 | |
Average .. 80% | 16 | |