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From Academy Award-nominated director Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul), comes this breathtaking drama, a beautifully crafted story that unfolds beneath a majestic ginkgo tree in the botanical garden of a medieval German university town. A silent witness to generations of change, the ancient tree connects three individuals across time through their encounters with the natural world.

2020: a neuroscientist from Hong Kong explores the mind of babies and begins an unexpected, mind-altering experiment with the ancient tree. 1972: a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium. 1908: through the lens of photography, the university’s first female student discovers sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants. As each search for meaning in their own moment in time, they are transformed by nature’s enduring mystery and beauty. Both intimate and expansive, Silent Friend is a mesmerising exploration of connection, curiosity and the unseen forces that shape our lives.