Silent Friend

Silent Friend

2026
2h 27m
7.2

7.2/10

60 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $755,049

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pandora Film Galatée Films Inforg-M&M Film Rediance ZDF/Arte ARTE France Cinéma Allons Voir
Production Countries
France Germany Hungary China Belgium
Spoken Languages
Cantonese German English

Keywords

tree 1970s sexism female protagonist counter-culture period drama woman director botanical garden botany university town 1900s covid-19 nonlinear narrative 2020s multiple timelines

Quick Facts

Release Date January 15, 2026
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt27811632

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony

Luna Wedler
Luna Wedler

Grete

Enzo Brumm
Enzo Brumm

Hannes

Sylvester Groth
Sylvester Groth

Anton

Martin Wuttke
Martin Wuttke

Herr Fuchs

Johannes Hegemann
Johannes Hegemann

Thomas

Rainer Bock
Rainer Bock

Prof. Winterhalter

Léa Seydoux
Léa Seydoux

Alice Sauvage

Marlene Burow
Marlene Burow

Gundula

Bernd Birkhahn
Bernd Birkhahn

Prof. Wild

Yun Huang
Yun Huang

Jule

Sky Hofmann
Sky Hofmann

Peter

Key Crew

Ildikó Enyedi
Director
Reinhard Brundig
Producer
Ildikó Enyedi
Writer
Nicolas Elghozi
Producer
Xie Meng
Producer