Silent Friend
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
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
as Tony Wong
Léa Seydoux
as Alice
Luna Wedler
as Grete
Enzo Brumm
as Hannes
Sylvester Groth
as Anton
Yun Huang
as Jule
Luca Valentini
as Francesco
Marlene Burow
as Gundula
Felix Burose
as Max
Rainer Bock
as
