SILENT FRIEND
synopsis
In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives. 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong, exploring the mind of babies, begins an unexpected experiment with the old tree. 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium. 1908, the university’s first female student discovers, through the lens of photography, sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants.
| international title: | Silent Friend |
| original title: | Silent Friend |
| country: | Germany, France, Hungary |
| sales agent: | Films Boutique |
| year: | 2025 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Ildiko Enyedi |
| film run: | 145’ |
| screenplay: | Ildiko Enyedi |
| cast: | Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth, Martin Wuttke, Johannes Hegemann, Rainer Bock, Léa Seydoux |
| cinematography by: | Gergely Pálos |
| producer: | Reinhard Brundig, Nicolas Elghozi, Monika Mécs |
| production: | Pandora Filmproduktion, Galatée Films, Inforg-M&M Film, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE GEIE, ARTE France Cinéma |
| distributor: | Pandora Film Distribution, Mozinet |
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