Silent Friend

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.

DE

Made in DE

7.2/10

2026

Drama
Pandora FilmGalatée FilmsInforg-M&M FilmRedianceZDF/ArteARTE France Cinéma

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Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

As Tony Wong

Léa Seydoux

Léa Seydoux

As Alice

Luna Wedler

Luna Wedler

As Grete

Enzo Brumm

Enzo Brumm

As Hannes

Sylvester Groth

Sylvester Groth

As Anton

Yun Huang

Yun Huang

As Jule

Luca Valentini

Luca Valentini

As Francesco

Marlene Burow

Marlene Burow

As Gundula

Felix Burose

Felix Burose

As Max

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

As

Johannes Hegemann

Johannes Hegemann

As

Sky Hofmann

Sky Hofmann

As Peter

Martin Wuttke

Martin Wuttke

As

Christian Braun

Christian Braun

As Student 1908 (uncredited)

Koppány Gerner

Koppány Gerner

As Friend at the Pond (uncredited)

György Méhész

György Méhész

As Friend at the pond (uncredited)

Kristóf Vajda

Kristóf Vajda

As Friend at the Pond (uncredited)

Johannes Scheidweiler

Johannes Scheidweiler

As Udo

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