Synopsis
Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organizes gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs.
Director
Cast
![Sean Penn Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/9glqNTVpFpdN1nFklKaHPUyCwR6.jpg)
Sean Penn as Harvey Milk
![Emile Hirsch Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/Ah8BYOB7P8tX9jnQVrnAbL2kxYJ.jpg)
Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones
![Josh Brolin Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/sX2etBbIkxRaCsATyw5ZpOVMPTD.jpg)
Josh Brolin as Dan White
![Diego Luna Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/uH8sMbiMmy9sprKr1vJpoPBB40E.jpg)
Diego Luna as Jack Lira
![James Franco Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/pgEe68922Ba20vAwPmAFQFm8U0c.jpg)
James Franco as Scott Smith
Tech specs
1080p.Blu 720p.Blu 1.95 GB
1920*1080
English
R