The Human Stain (2003)

How far would you go to escape the past?

• Drama
• Romance

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.

Rating

6 / 10 (525 votes)

Release date

October 29, 2003

Runtime

1h 46m

Language

English

Director

Robert Benton

Status

Released