
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.
StatusReleased
Original LanguageGerman
Original titleSilent Friend
Budget$0.00
Revenue$582,186.00

梁朝偉
Tony Wong

Léa Seydoux
Alice

Luna Wedler
Grete

Enzo Brumm
Hannes

Sylvester Groth
Anton

Yun Huang
Jule

Luca Valentini
Francesco

Marlene Burow
Gundula
Felix Burose
Max

Rainer Bock

Johannes Hegemann
Sky Hofmann
Peter

Martin Wuttke
Christian Braun
Student 1908 (uncredited)
Koppány Gerner
Friend at the Pond (uncredited)
György Méhész
Friend at the pond (uncredited)
Kristóf Vajda
Friend at the Pond (uncredited)

Johannes Scheidweiler
Udo