The Human Stain

The Human Stain (2003)

How far would you go to escape the past?

Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.

Date of release
2003-10-29
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (523)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Robert Benton

Casting

  • Anthony Hopkins — Coleman Silk
  • Nicole Kidman — Faunia Farley
  • Ed Harris — Lester Farley
  • Gary Sinise — Nathan Zuckerman
  • Wentworth Miller — Young Coleman Silk
  • Jacinda Barrett — Steena Paulsson
  • Harry Lennix — Mr. Silk
  • Clark Gregg — Nelson Primus
  • Anna Deavere Smith — Mrs. Silk
  • Lizan Mitchell — Ernestine
  • Kerry Washington — Ellie
  • Phyllis Newman — Iris Silk

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