Silk

2007 · directed by François Girard

Rating

44/100

Hit

no

French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.

Silk (2007), directed by François Girard, rates 44/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Keira Knightley
• Michael Pitt
• Alfred Molina
• Koji Yakusho
• Kenneth Welsh
• Callum Keith Rennie

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