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Milk

His life changed history. His courage changed lives.

Sean Penn delivers his Oscar-worthy performance in this biopic about the life of the first openly-gay man elected to political office in the USA. After hitting his mid-life crisis in his late 40s, Harvey and his boyfriend left New York for Los Angeles, and a new life. One thing led to another, and Milk found himself running for public office, which made him many enemies. Although he earned the respect of his colleagues, one friend turned out to be a very bad choice.

126 minutes, No persons under 13 (Language, Sex, Violence)
Biographical, Drama, Gay interest, Romance, On the art circuit

Credits

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

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2008

Produced by

Focus Features, Axon Films, Groundswell Productions, Jinks/Cohen Company, Sessions Payroll Management

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
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.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarAtiyyah Khan

Die BurgerPaul Boekkooi

Cape TimesKenneth Turan

iAfrica.comNils van der Linden This is real life, not Hollywood.

Sunday TimesBarry Ronge

24.comShaheema Barodien

International Media

Box Office (USA)Sara Schieron The candlelight vigil marches on...

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson Penn fully honours the real man by giving a performance that elevates and invigorates everyone around him.

ReelViews (USA)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.

Rolling Stone (US)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.

ScreenIt (USA)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.

Metacritic.com39 critics

RottenTomatoes.com209 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Anchored by Sean Penn's powerhouse performance, Milk is a triumphant account of America's first openly gay man elected to public office.

Internet (IMDB)29581 Netizens

Average .. 80%

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