Silent Friend

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.

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

147 min

Actor:

Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Léa Seydoux, Luna Wedler

Quality:

HD

Director:

Ildikó Enyedi

Release:

2026

Country:

France, Germany, Hungary, China, Belgium

IMDb:

7.3