SILENT FRIEND

Midday Feature – Sat 29 Aug, 12:45pm

German and English with English subtitles (M)

2 hrs 30 min • Drama

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Set around a historic botanical garden in a German university town, the film weaves together three time periods connected by a ginkgo tree, linking human lives through science, observation, and quiet acts of attention to nature. As we follow the three protagonists’ attempts to connect — each one of them deeply rooted in their own present — they are transformed by the quiet, enduring, and mysterious power of nature.

Venice Film Festival Competition premiere and FIPRESCI Prize
 

“One of writer-director Ildikó Enyedi’s most lyrical and profound efforts yet.”
Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus