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 b...
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.
- Genres
- Drama
- Year
- 2026
- Country
- France, Belgium, China, Hungary, Germany
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Updated
- 31.05.2026 04:49
Director
Cast
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Tony Wong
Léa Seydoux
Alice
Luna Wedler
Grete
Enzo Brumm
Hannes
Sylvester Groth
Anton
Yun Huang
Jule
Luca Valentini
Francesco
Marlene Burow
Gundula
Felix Burose
Max
Rainer Bock
Johannes Hegemann
Sky Hofmann
Peter
Martin Wuttke
Christian Braun
Student 1908 (uncredited)
Koppány Gerner
Friend at the Pond (uncredited)
György Méhész
Friend at the pond (uncredited)
Kristóf Vajda
Friend at the Pond (uncredited)
Johannes Scheidweiler
Udo
