The Human Stain (2003)

About This Movie

The Human Stain is a 2003 drama and romance film directed by Robert Benton. Its leading cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman and Ed Harris. It runs for 1 hour 46 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

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Trailer

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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
• Danny Blanco Hall Walter
• Marie Michel Young Ernestine
• Anne Dudek Lisa Silk