Film

Silent Friend

2026 · 2h 27m · Drama

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

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.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Dr. Tony Wong

Léa Seydoux

Dr. Alice Sauvage

Luna Wedler

Grete

Enzo Brumm

Hannes

Sylvester Groth

Anton

Yun Huang

Jule

Luca Valentini

Francesco

Marlene Burow

Gundula

Felix Burose

Max

Rainer Bock

prof. Winterhalter

Johannes Hegemann

Thomas

Sky Hofmann

Peter

Martin Wuttke

Herr Fuchs

Christian Braun

Student 1908 (uncredited)

Koppány Gerner

Friend at the Pond (uncredited)

György Méhész

Friend at the pond (uncredited)

• Ildikó EnyediDirector · Writer
• Reinhard BrundigProducer
• Nicolas ElghoziProducer
• Xie MengProducer
• Gergely PálosDirector of Photography
• Gábor KeresztesOriginal Music Composer
• Kristóf KelemenOriginal Music Composer
• Károly SzalaiEditor
• Irma AscherCasting
• Nina HaunCasting

Official US Trailer [Subtitled]Official Trailer [Subtitled]

Release date

January 15, 2026

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

2h 27m

Rated

10

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$755,049

Genres

Drama

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