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.
The Human Stain
“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.
Director
Robert Benton
Budget
30.0M
Revenue
24.9M
Status
Released
Production
Cinepsilon, Miramax, Lakeshore Entertainment, Cinerenta, Stone Village Pictures
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
Mimi Kuzyk
Professor Delphine Roux
John Finn
Louie Borero
Jeff Perry
Tennis Player
Rick Snyder
Tennis Player
Danny Stone
Tennis Player
Vito DeFilippo
Mark Silk
Robert Higden
Jeff Silk
Vlasta Vrana
Solly Tabak
Richard Mawe
Doc Chizner
Tom Rack
Bobcat
Bill Rowat
Swift
Richard Russo
Faculty Committee Member
Stella Arroyave
Faculty Committee Member
Jude Beny
Sally
Peter Cunningham
Boxer
John Cenatiempo
Boxer
Lydia Zadel
Nature Center Girl
Jimmy Chan
Chinese Restaurant Owner
Russell Yuen
Chinese Waiter
Kate Whitney
Mrs. Primus
Jessica Schulte
Student
Philip Pretten
Record Store Manager
Luc Morissette
Street Photographer
Charles W. Gray
Minister
Frank Proctor
Announcer
Deano Clavet
Boxing Coach
Neville Edwards
Coleman's Cornerman
Edward Lafferty
Rally Protester
Terry Haig
Police Officer #2
Laurent Imbault
Administrative Officer
Sylvain Landry
Maitre D
Pierre Leblanc
Naval Recruiter
Nwamiko Madden
Young Man on the Porch
Brea Asher
Primus' Secretary
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