The Human Stain

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.

Director

Robert Benton

Written by

Nicholas Meyer

Music

Rachel Portman

Studio

Cinepsilon

Released

29 October 2003

Genres

Drama, Romance