Silent Friend

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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.

• Genre: Drama
• Release Date: 2026-01-15
• Runtime: 145 min
• Country: France, Germany, Hungary, China, Belgium
• Language: Cantonese, German, English
• Status: Released
• IMDb Rating: N/A