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… Read more
19% ★☆☆☆☆ (34,349)
The Human Stain
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Movie · Drama · Romance · R
2003 · 1h 46m · ★ 19% (34K)
How far would you go to escape the past?
Director: Robert Benton
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris
Overview
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.
Director
Robert Benton
Production
Cinepsilon, Miramax, Lakeshore Entertainment, Cinerenta, Stone Village Pictures
Cast
Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise, Wentworth Miller, Jacinda Barrett, Harry Lennix, Clark Gregg, Anna Deavere Smith, Lizan Mitchell, Kerry Washington, Phyllis Newman, Margo Martindale, Ron Canada, Mili Avital, Danny Blanco Hall, Marie Michel, Anne Dudek, Mimi Kuzyk, John Finn