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Dok-Kino: SILENT FRIEND
Germany/Hungary/France 2025; Director: Ildikó Enyedi; Running time: 147 minutes; German-language version.
At the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. For more than a hundred years, it has been a silent witness—an observer of subtle yet profound changes in the lives of three people. In 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong who studies the cognitive development of babies begins an unusual experiment with the ancient tree.
Director Ildikó Enyedi presents a poetic and sensitive work in which the relationship between plants and humans becomes a symbol of the universal longing for connection.
At the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. For more than a hundred years, it has been a silent witness—an observer of subtle yet profound changes in the lives of three people. In 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong who studies the cognitive development of babies begins an unusual experiment with the ancient tree.
Director Ildikó Enyedi presents a poetic and sensitive work in which the relationship between plants and humans becomes a symbol of the universal longing for connection.
