Silent Friend

Overview

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. At three distinct moments across the 20th and 21st centuries, these people — each carrying their own questions and inner struggles — inevitably find themselves drawn into the presence of this tree, full of mystery and meaning.

Directed by Ildikó Enyedi

Top cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony

Luna Wedler

Grete

Enzo Brumm

Hannes

Sylvester Groth

Anton

Martin Wuttke

Herr Fuchs

Johannes Hegemann

Thomas

Rainer Bock

Prof. Winterhalter

Léa Seydoux

Alice Sauvage

Marlene Burow

Gundula

B

Bernd Birkhahn

Prof. Wild

Y

Yun Huang

Jule

S

Sky Hofmann

Peter

Bettina Stucky

Annelore

E

Erwin Giese

Herr Voss

P

Peter Benedict

Prof. Kong

C

Camillo Guthmann

Franz

Johannes Scheidweiler

Udo

L

Lukas Helming

Karl

J

Jacqueline Moellendorf

Shy Girl at Lecture Hall

N

Noa Fang

Hong Kong Baby

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