His life changed history. His courage changed lives.

Director: Gus Van Sant
Producers: Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen
Writer: Dustin Lance Black
Music: Danny Elfman
Release Date: Feb 19, 2009 (Hong Kong)
Running Time:  128 mins.
Budget:  US$15 million

Milk

The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.

Milk trailer

"My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you!"

I had wanted to watch this movie. However by the time we were free to go to the cinema, the movie was shown during off-peak hours only. He eventually watched DVD. It talked about human rights, human being equal. I have had a lot of gay friends and I truely think that a lot of times gay & lesbian are usually nicer than the 'normal' people. They are more sensitive, considerate and care for people's feeling. That's exactly what all these actors were telling us. It's a shame some people were so selfish and hard-headed and couldn't live with someone with beliefs different than the others. And the colors of this film are so vivid and beautiful. The Art Director was doing a fantastic job to make the movie so beautiful and nice to watch.

The other amazing things were the makeup. Everyone looked so alike the character, the real person, they were acting. You must not miss the last part of the movie before the credits. It has got the footage or photos of the original character, Harvey Milk, Cleve Jones etc. It's so amazing. Although I read from internet that at the end of the film the title cards claim that Dan White's lawyers claimed that his consumption of junk food had caused a chemical imbalance in his brain. In reality, White's lawyers claimed that his massive consumption of junk food was a symptom, not a cause, of his depression. Psychologists employed by White's defense argued that he was clinically depressed, and pointed to several changes in behavior, among them the consumption of mass quantities of junk food. One of these psychologists claimed, as an aside, that the food may have contributed to White's mood swings, but it was never claimed that they caused his mental problems!

Cast

Sean Penn as Harvey Milk	James Franco as Scott Smith	Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones
Josh Brolin as Dan White	Diego Luna as Jack Lira	Alison Pill as Anne Kronenberg