In the organizer's words:

With Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Léa Seydoux, Sylvester Groth. The new film by Ildikó Enyedi (Body and Soul).

In the heart of the botanical gardens of the medieval university town of Marburg stands a majestic ginkgo tree. For over a hundred years, it has been a silent witness - an observer of quiet, profound changes in the lives of three people. In 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong (Tony Leung), who is researching the cognitive development of babies, ventures an unusual experiment with the ancient tree. In 1972, a young student (Enzo Brumm) experiences an inner transformation - triggered by the concentrated observation of a simple geranium. In 1908, the university's first female student (Luna Wedler) follows her passion for photography - and discovers the hidden patterns of the universe through the lens of her camera.

Following the Golden Bear winner "Body and Soul" (2017), Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi presents SILENT FRIEND, a poetic, sensitive work in which the relationship between plants and humans becomes a symbol of the universal longing for connection. A touching story about belonging, change - and the beauty of longing - unfolds in the silent attempts of its protagonists to connect with the world, with nature and with themselves. In Venice, Luna Wedler was awarded the prize for best young discovery for her role.

Silent Friend - Now at the Tilsiter Lichtspiele cinema