Silent Friend

In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives. At three distinct moments across the 20th and 21st centuries, these people — each carrying their own questions and inner struggles — inevitably find themselves drawn into the presence of this tree, full of mystery and meaning.

• 
  Tony Leung Chiu-wai

  Dr. Tony Wong
• 
  Léa Seydoux

  Dr. Alice Sauvage
• 
  Luna Wedler

  Grete
• 
  Enzo Brumm

  Hannes
• 
  Sylvester Groth

  Anton
• 
  Yun Huang

  Jule
• 
  Luca Valentini

  Francesco
• 
  Marlene Burow

  Gundula
• 
  Rainer Bock

  prof. Winterhalter
• 
  Johannes Hegemann

  Thomas