Silk

5.7 2007 1h 47m Canada

Drama Romance

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.

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Come Back, or I Shall Die... 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.

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Directors

François Girard

Writers

François Girard, Michael Golding, Alessandro Baricco

Cast

Keira Knightley, Michael Pitt, Alfred Molina, Koji Yakusho, Sei Ashina, Miki Nakatani, Kenneth Welsh, Callum Keith Rennie, Mark Rendall, Martha Burns, Naoko Watanabe, Tony Vogel, Hiroya Morita, Hiroshi Ohguchi, Toru Tezuka

Production

Rhombus Media, Fandango, Bee Vine Pictures, Vice Versa Films

Languages

English, Japanese, Latin

Countries

Canada, Italy, Japan