Silk (2007) movie poster

Silk (2007)

"Come Back, or I Shall Die..."
ThumbScore
👍 63%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 23%
DramaRomance

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Director
François Girard
Runtime
1h 47m
Country
Canada, Italy, Japan
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.8/10 (226 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
7%
Metacritic
39

Cast

Keira Knightley as Hélène Joncour · 72% avg
Michael Pitt as Hervé Joncour · 66% avg
Alfred Molina as Baldabiou · 71% avg
Koji Yakusho as Hara Jubei · 78% avg
Sei Ashina as The Girl
Miki Nakatani as Madame Blanche
Kenneth Welsh as Mayor Joncour · 68% avg
Callum Keith Rennie as Schuyler · 71% avg

Is Silk good?

It's divisive. 63% audience score, estimated from 226 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 23%, but audiences disagreed.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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