The Human Stain (2003)

  • R
  • 10/31/2003 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 46m

How far would you go to escape the past?

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.

Robert Benton

Director

Nicholas Meyer

Screenplay

Philip Roth

Novel

Cast

Anthony Hopkins's headshot

Anthony Hopkins

Coleman Silk
Nicole Kidman's headshot

Nicole Kidman

Faunia Farley
Ed Harris's headshot

Ed Harris

Lester Farley
Gary Sinise's headshot

Gary Sinise

Nathan Zuckerman
Wentworth Miller's headshot

Wentworth Miller

Young Coleman Silk
Jacinda Barrett's headshot

Jacinda Barrett

Steena Paulsson
Harry Lennix's headshot

Harry Lennix

Mr. Silk
Clark Gregg's headshot

Clark Gregg

Nelson Primus

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