HBO presents the drama 'Milk'

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New Delhi, February 18, 2010

Sean Penn stars as gay rights icon Harvey Milk, an activist and a politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the U.S. as the city supervisor of San Francisco in 1977.

STARRING: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna

GENRE: Drama

TRIVIA:

* The filming location for Harvey Milk's business, Castro Camera, was the real storefront where the actual business had once been.

* The movie was listed in American Film Institute's year-end list of the 10 best movies of 2008

* The movie was ranked number 2 on Lisa Schwarzbaum's Entertainment Weekly Magazine list of the 10 best movies of 2008.

* Sean Penn's cosmetic transformation in the film included a prosthetic nose and teeth, contact lenses and a redesigned hairline. His makeup was done by Academy Award winner Stephan Dupuis.

* Sean Penn won an Oscar for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role “for the film.

* Dustin Lance Black won an Oscar for the film in category "Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen."

* The movie was Oscar nominated for several other categories like Best Achievement in Costume Design Danny Glicker, Best Achievement in Directing Gus Van Sant, Best Achievement in Editing Elliot Graham, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Danny Elfman, Best Motion Picture of the Year Dan Jinks Bruce Cohen, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Josh Brolin

Catch the drama 'Milk' on 20th February at 9:00 pm only on HBO.

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IPAN Hill & Knowlton

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