

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.
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
Bernd Birkhahn
Prof. Wild
Yun Huang
Jule
Sky Hofmann
Peter
Key Film Crew
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