Milk (film) devoutly Christian". "Milk" had received accolades from several film critics organizations. Milk (film) Milk is a 2008 American biographical film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Dustin Lance Black, the film stars Sean Penn as Milk and Josh Brolin as Dan White, a city supervisor who assassinated Milk and Mayor George Moscone. The film was released to much acclaim and earned
Milk (film) intended to show a view of the San Francisco Opera House from the redesign of White's office. Filming finished March 2008. The film offers special thanks to "The Times of Harvey Milk" for "its enormous contribution to the making of this movie" and its producer, Rob Epstein. The music of the movie is composed by Danny Elfman under the label Decca Records. Songs: Film score: In the month leading up to "Milk's" release, Focus Features kept the film out of all film festivals and restricted media screenings, seeking to briefly avoid word-of-mouth and the partisanship it could generate. "Milk" premiered