Silent Friend
Silent Friend
Set in the botanical garden of a medieval university town in Germany, "Silent Friend" centres on a majestic tree which is observing humans. The film is set in three different eras – 1908, 1972 and 2020 – and tells three human stories shaped and transformed by the plants surrounding them over more than one hundred years.
"Silent Friend" is the seventh feature film by the Golden Bear-winning Hungarian director Ildiko Enyedi and marks the first time that the acclaimed Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai has acted in a European film following such productions as "In The Mood For Love" and "Lust, Caution".
Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Tony
- Grete
- Hannes
- Anton
- Prof. Winterhalter
- Gundula
- Ju
- Alice
Production company
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Script editor
Director of photography
Colour grading
Lighting design
Key grip
Production design
Set design
Property master
Stand-by props
Make-up artist
Editing
Sound
Sound assistant
Casting
Music
Cast
- Tony
- Grete
- Hannes
- Anton
- Prof. Winterhalter
- Gundula
- Ju
- Alice
Production company
in co-production with
Line producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Production assistant
Production coordinator
Original distributor
Shoot
- 09.04.2024 - 20.06.2024: Marburg (Lahn), Köln, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Budapest, Paris [Botanischer Garten der Philipps Universität Marburg]
Uraufführung (IT): 27.08.2025 - 06.09.2025, Venedig, IFF - Competition;
Kinostart (DE): 22.01.2026
Titles
- Arbeitstitel (DE) Stille Freundin
- Originaltitel (DE FR HU) Silent Friend
Versions
Original
Uraufführung (IT): 27.08.2025 - 06.09.2025, Venedig, IFF - Competition;
Kinostart (DE): 22.01.2026