
Silent Friend
2026 • Drama | History
Ildikó Enyedi
Director
Ildikó Enyedi
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
January 15, 2026
Duration
147 Min
Language
de
Popularity
5.8296
Budget
$0
Revenue
$582,186
Overview
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.
Cast

梁朝偉

Léa Seydoux

Luna Wedler

Enzo Brumm

Sylvester Groth

Yun Huang

Luca Valentini

Marlene Burow

Rainer Bock

Johannes Hegemann

Martin Wuttke

Johannes Scheidweiler

















