{"id":25736,"date":"2026-01-11T15:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?p=25736"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:12:36","slug":"silent-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/silent-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"SILENT FRIEND"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-25737\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/silentfriend-248x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/silentfriend-248x350.jpg 248w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/silentfriend-600x848.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/silentfriend.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/h2>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">COMING SOON TO THEATERS BEFORE A DIGITAL RELEASE.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>SILENT FRIEND<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">| 2026 \u2013 147&#8242; &#8211;\u00a0 A Germany\/France\/Hungary Co-Production. Drama, Nature &amp; Environment, Women Directors, Co-Produced by France.<br \/>\nWritten by:\u00a0Ildiko Enyedi.<br \/>\nDirected by:\u00a0Ildiko Enyedi.<br \/>\nStarring:\u00a0Tony Leung Chiu-Wai,\u00a0L\u00e9a Seydoux,\u00a0Luna Wedler, Enzo\u00a0Brumm, Martin Wuttke, Johannes Hegemann, Rainer Bock, Sylvester Groth.<br \/>\nOfficial Selections: Venice International Film Festival 2025 (Winner of 5 awards), Toronto International Film Festival 2025.<br \/>\nIn German and Cantonese with English subtitles. In English.<br \/>\nA\u00a0Mubi release. |<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">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\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMING SOON TO THEATERS BEFORE A DIGITAL RELEASE. SILENT FRIEND | 2026 \u2013 147&#8242; &#8211;\u00a0 A Germany\/France\/Hungary Co-Production. Drama, Nature &amp; Environment, Women Directors, Co-Produced by France. Written by:\u00a0Ildiko Enyedi. Directed by:\u00a0Ildiko Enyedi. Starring:\u00a0Tony Leung Chiu-Wai,\u00a0L\u00e9a Seydoux,\u00a0Luna Wedler, Enzo\u00a0Brumm, Martin Wuttke, Johannes Hegemann, Rainer Bock, Sylvester Groth. 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