The Human Stain

2003 1h 46m ★6.0

The Human Stain

“How far would you go to escape the past?”

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.

Release Date October 29, 2003
Runtime 1h 46m
Language English
Director Robert Benton
Category Drama, Romance
Rating 6.0 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 2003
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