Milk

Academy Award winner Sean Penn gives an outstanding performance as he transforms himself into the inspirational Harvey Milk under the direction of Gus Van Sant.  MILK is a compelling, moving and inspiring biopic which charts the last eight years of Harvey Milk’s life and will be a must own film when it is released on Blu-ray and DVD on 8 June 2009, by Momentum Pictures.

Winning 22 awards so far including the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor, The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and receiving 38 nominations including eight Academy Awards and four BAFTA’s, MILK has proven its credentials by sweeping the boards.

Gay Rights Activist. Friend. Lover. Unifier. Politician. Fighter. Icon. Inspiration. Hero. Harvey Milk’s life changed history and his courage changed lives.  Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester, Paranoid Park) uses his vast experience to bring to life this bold, mesmerising and important film that captures the struggles of the gay civil rights movement.

In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans.

MILK is based on an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black and produced by Academy Award winners Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen.  Don’t miss out on your chance to see this hugely powerful and moving film.

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