The Human Stain (2003)

The Human Stain (2003)

How far would you go to escape the past? 2003-10-29 France, Germany, United States of America 106 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Anthony Hopkins is Coleman Silk
Coleman Silk
Nicole Kidman is Faunia Farley
Faunia Farley
Ed Harris is Lester Farley
Lester Farley
Gary Sinise is Nathan Zuckerman
Nathan Zuckerman
Wentworth Miller is Young Coleman Silk
Young Coleman Silk
Jacinda Barrett is Steena Paulsson
Steena Paulsson
Harry Lennix is Mr. Silk
Mr. Silk
Clark Gregg is Nelson Primus
Nelson Primus
Lizan Mitchell is Ernestine
Phyllis Newman is Iris Silk
Margo Martindale is Psychologist
Psychologist