Milk
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
🎭 Top Cast
💰 Box Office
🎬 Technical Specs
🏷️ Keywords
🎯 Categories
⭐ Featured Review
"Just caught the Portland premiere and have a few thoughts. Very thankful this film was made. Until now, it seemed like I was fairly alone in knowing about Harvey's legacy. After "Milk" starts getting attention....I hope that a whole new generation will come to know the Mayor of Castro Street (see Randy Shilt's book) and the importance of the gay rights movement. That being said, Van Sant's "Milk" is great marriage of art and history. Instead of a dry portrait of an assasinated leader, we get a beautifully rendered flavor of the times, and an intimate vision..."
💡 Did You Know?
The filming location for Harvey Milk's business, Castro Camera, was the real storefront where the actual business had once been. At the time of filming (mid-2008), it was a gift shop called "Given"; the film crew worked with the owner of the gift shop to recreate the look of Milk's camera store inside the space and restored it to its 2008 appearance after filming.
📖 Synopsis
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.