# Milk (2008)

> A tender, politically charged portrait of Harvey Milk’s rise from camera-shop owner to pioneering gay-rights leader in 1970s San Francisco.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5252

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: History, Drama
- Director: Gus Van Sant
- Cast: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013753/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sincere, hopeful, intimate, lgbtq+ history month, social justice film night

## Synopsis

A groundbreaking figure rises in the face of adversity, championing the rights of a marginalized community.

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