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Feature film — 2003

The Human Stain (2003)

6.01h 46mDrama — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 526 votes.

Cinepsilon / Miramax / Lakeshore Entertainment / Cinerenta / Stone Village Pictures

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Director: Robert Benton

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Cast & crew

Anthony Hopkins as Coleman Silk

Anthony Hopkins

Coleman Silk

Nicole Kidman as Faunia Farley

Nicole Kidman

Faunia Farley

Ed Harris as Lester Farley

Ed Harris

Lester Farley

Gary Sinise as Nathan Zuckerman

Gary Sinise

Nathan Zuckerman

Wentworth Miller as Young Coleman Silk

Wentworth Miller

Young Coleman Silk

Jacinda Barrett as Steena Paulsson

Jacinda Barrett

Steena Paulsson

Harry Lennix as Mr. Silk

Harry Lennix

Mr. Silk

Clark Gregg as Nelson Primus

Clark Gregg

Nelson Primus

Anna Deavere Smith as Mrs. Silk

Anna Deavere Smith

Mrs. Silk

Lizan Mitchell as Ernestine

Lizan Mitchell

Ernestine

Kerry Washington as Ellie

Kerry Washington

Ellie

Phyllis Newman as Iris Silk

Phyllis Newman

Iris Silk

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