Silk

1h 47m

5.7

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.

Cast

Keira Knightley

Hélène Joncour

Callum Keith Rennie

Café Verdun Man #1

Japanese Elder #1

Hiroshi Ohguchi

Japanese Elder #2

Japanese Trader #1

Japanese Trader #2

Dimitri Carella

2-Year-Old Ludovic

Dominick Carella

2-Year-Old Ludovic

4-Year-Old Ludovic

Nicola Tovaglione

10-Year-Old Ludovic

Chiara Stampone

Béatrice Berbek

Toni Bertorelli

Katy Louise Saunders

Brothel Hostess

Customs Officer

Francesco Carnelutti

Maddalena Maggi

Brothel Hostess #2

Makoto Matsubara

Crew

François Girard

Director, Screenplay

Michael Golding

Alessandro Baricco

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Patrice Theroux

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Domenico Procacci

François Séguin

Production Design

Production Designer

Production Designer

Béatrice Kruger

Costume Designer

Kazuko Kurosawa

Costume Designer

Olivier Calvert

Bernard Gariépy Strobl

Claude Beaugrand

Hans Peter Strobl

Foley Recording Engineer

Jérôme Décarie

Special Effects Supervisor

Shûichi Kishiura

Special Effects Supervisor

Stéphane Landry

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Original Music Composer

Stunt Coordinator

Stunt Coordinator