Milk

San Francisco, 1972: Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) and his partner Scott Smith (James Franco) are fed up with life in New York and seek their fortune on the West Coast. They open a small photo shop in the working-class Castro district: 'Castro Camera'. Soon, the store becomes the center of the neighborhood as a meeting place and news exchange, thanks in large part to Harvey Milk's warm, exuberant temperament. It doesn't take long for Milk to discover his penchant for politics. His concern is the interests of the ordinary people of his neighborhood - and those of the gay community. Milk organizes street festivals in the Castro District and he is always at the forefront when it comes to protesting discrimination. During three election campaigns for the San Francisco City Council, Milk gains countless helpers and friends; above all, his advisor Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch) is tirelessly at his side. But during this time, the relationship with his long-time lover Scott breaks down. At the side of his new partner Jack Lira (Diego Luna), Milk finally makes it into the city council in the 1977 election. As soon as he took office, Milk initiated a large number of political initiatives, with which he not only made friends. And one of his opponents, Milk's city council colleague Dan White (Josh Brolin), finally turns out to be a mortal enemy.