Silent Friend

On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and the geranium plant she studies. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong secures the help of a renowned botanist for an experiment on the old ginkgo tree.

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  Tony Leung Chiu-wai

  Tony Wong
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  Léa Seydoux

  Alice
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  Luna Wedler

  Grete
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  Enzo Brumm

  Hannes
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  Sylvester Groth

  Anton
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  Yun Huang

  Jule
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  Luca Valentini

  Francesco
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  Marlene Burow

  Gundula
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  Rainer Bock
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  Johannes Hegemann