The story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron.
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Silk was released on September 14, 2007.
Silk was directed by François Girard.
Silk has a runtime of 1h 47m.
Silk was produced by Nadine Luque, Domenico Procacci, Sonoko Sakai, Niv Fichman.
The story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron.
The key characters in Silk are Hélène Joncour (Keira Knightley), Hervé Joncour (Michael Pitt), Baldabiou (Alfred Molina).
Silk is rated R.
Silk is a Drama, Romance film.
Silk has an audience rating of 2.9 out of 10.
Silk had a budget of $20M.
Silk has made $8M at the box office.