Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, Silk is a visually stunning epic spanning two continents. Herve Joncour?s (Michael Pitt) devotion to his beautiful bride, Helene (Keira Knightley), is tested when he must make several dangerous trade missions in search of silkworms for his town?s survival. From his journeys to Japan, Herve brings great wealth for his village, but with each trip he becomes torn by the temptation of a local warlord?s sensuous concubine and his love for Helene.