The Human Stain
“How far would you go to escape the past?”
2003•R•1h 46m•6.0•Released
DramaRomance
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
Writer
Nicholas Meyer
Budget
$30M
Revenue
$25M
Languages
English
Studio
Cinepsilon
Cast
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
Margo Martindale
Psychologist
Ron Canada
Herb Keble
Mili Avital
Young Iris
Production
Company
Cinepsilon
Company
Miramax
Company
Lakeshore Entertainment
Company
Cinerenta
Company
Stone Village Pictures
Producer
Gary Lucchesi
Producer
Tom Rosenberg
Producer
Scott Steindorff
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