On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and the geranium plant she studies. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong secures the help of a renowned botanist for an experiment on the old ginkgo tree.
Title: Silent Friend
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 147 minutes
Release Date: 2026-01-15
Language: Cantonese, English, German
Country of Origin: France
Rating: 7.2/10
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Léa Seydoux, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth, Yun Huang, Luca Valentini, Marlene Burow, Felix Burose, Rainer Bock, Johannes Hegemann, Sky Hofmann
Director: Ildikó Enyedi
Producer: Reinhard Brundig, Mónika Mécs, Nicolas Elghozi, Xie Meng, Olivier Père, Orsi Kmetty, Xie Meng
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