Silk DVD (2008) Sei Ashina, Girard (DIR) cert 15 Title: Silk Leading Actor: Sei Ashina Region: Region 2 Duration: 110 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Entertainment in Video UK Release Date: 17 Mar 2008 Edition: Normal Silk DVD (2008) Sei Ashina, Girard (DIR) cert 15 Title: Silk Leading Actor: Sei Ashina Region: Region 2 Duration: 110 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Entertainment in Video UK Release Date: 17 Mar 2008 Edition: Normal Based on the 1996 Alessandro Baricco novel of the same name, this is the story of a married silkworm smuggler, Herve Joncour (Michael Pitt), in 19th Century France who, while travelling to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo, glimpses a beautiful, mysterious woman, the concubine of a local baron, with whom he becomes obsessed. Although they share no common language, they communicate through letters until the onset of war. But even the war's intervention fails to put a stop to their unrequited love, and Herve's wife, Helene (Keira Knightley), begins to suspect something is going on.

Please note this DVD is region 2 and will only work in the following regions Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East (including Egypt) and Greenland, Unless you have a multi-regional DVD Player.