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The Human Stain
“How far would you go to escape the past?”
6.0 / 10• 2003• 1h 46m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Anthony Hopkins
Coleman Silk
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Benton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Human Stain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
