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The Times of Harvey Milk

1984 · 90 min

A stirring, bittersweet portrait that balances the joy of political awakening with the ache of loss, leaving a lingering sense of hope.

Tagline
He was powerful, charismatic, compassionate and gay. After eleven months in office he was assassinated.
Overview
Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • justice
  • identity
  • grief
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Rob Epstein
Written by
Rob Epstein
Starring
Harvey Milk, Harvey Fierstein, Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann, Tom Ammiano, Jim Elliot, Henry Der, Jeannine Yeomans
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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