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Milk (2008)
September 2016 - Fights and Rights: Profiles in Courage

Directed by Gus Van Sant
Sean Penn, Josh Brolin

Martyrs are often transformed into plaster saints when depicted in movies, but Sean Penn delivers a nuanced and believable performance as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official. This movie got Oscar awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. and an Oscar nomination for Josh Brolin as the anguished, even pitiable Dan White. Filmed in San Francisco, frequently on the sites where events took place.

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