Silent Friend

Silent Friend — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 15, 2026
• Runtime
• 147 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Ildikó Enyedi

Silent Friend — 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