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Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk, America's first ever openly gay elected official, and wins an Oscar for his portrayal, in this brilliant film from cult director Gus Van Sant which charts his life through his struggle against discrimination and his fight for gay rights, right up to his infamous assassination in 1978.
Deftly combining a civil rights tale of morality and politics into an emotive and believable biopic of a man's life and whole generation's personal revolution, Milk is an unmissable film which acts as a wonderful view into America at a time when the whole world was changing and struggling to accept the liberal explosion of the 60s.
The film also won an Oscar for it's screenplay and features a fantastic supporting cast as well.
Curiously it was banned in Samoa, but has avoided controversy almost everywhere else, proving that perceptions have obviously changed a lot since Harvey Milk's plight.
Captivating. Heart breaking. Uplifting.
Milk is released on DVD on June 8th.
Deftly combining a civil rights tale of morality and politics into an emotive and believable biopic of a man's life and whole generation's personal revolution, Milk is an unmissable film which acts as a wonderful view into America at a time when the whole world was changing and struggling to accept the liberal explosion of the 60s.
The film also won an Oscar for it's screenplay and features a fantastic supporting cast as well.
Curiously it was banned in Samoa, but has avoided controversy almost everywhere else, proving that perceptions have obviously changed a lot since Harvey Milk's plight.
Captivating. Heart breaking. Uplifting.
Milk is released on DVD on June 8th.
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