Silent Friend

Silent Friend

2026•2h 27m•7.2/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(32)

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.

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Production

Pandora Film, Galatée Films, Inforg-M&M Film, Rediance, ZDF/Arte, ARTE France Cinéma, Allons Voir

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Wong

Léa Seydoux

Léa Seydoux

Alice

Luna Wedler

Luna Wedler

Grete

Enzo Brumm

Enzo Brumm

Hannes

Sylvester Groth

Sylvester Groth

Anton

Yun Huang

Yun Huang

Jule

Luca Valentini

Luca Valentini

Francesco

Marlene Burow

Marlene Burow

Gundula

Felix Burose

Max

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Johannes Hegemann

Johannes Hegemann

Sky Hofmann

Peter

Martin Wuttke

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

Johannes Scheidweiler

Udo

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