Silent Friend

Silent Friend
Silent Friend
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German	Stille Freundin
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Directed by	Ildikó Enyedi
Written by	Ildikó Enyedi
Produced by	Reinhard Brundig; Nicolas Elghozi; Mónika Mécs; Meng Xie;
Starring	Tony Leung Chiu-wai; Luna Wedler; Enzo Brumm; Yun Huang; Sylvester Groth; Martin Wuttke; Johannes Hegemann; Rainer Bock; Léa Seydoux;
Cinematography	Gergely Pálos
Edited by	Károly Szalai
Music by	Gábor Keresztes; Kristóf Kelemen;
Production; companies	Pandora Film; Galatée Films; Inforg-M&M Film; ZDF/Arte; Arte France Cinéma;
Distributed by	Pandora Film (Germany); Mozinet (Hungary);
Release date	5 September 2025 (Venice);
Running time	147 minutes
Countries	Germany; France; Hungary;
Languages	German; English; Cantonese;

Silent Friend (German: Stiller Freund) is a 2025 film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi. Starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Léa Seydoux, Luna Wedler, Sylvester Groth and Martin Wuttke, it follows a single gingko tree through three loosely connected stories in different eras: 1908, 1972, and 2020, taking place in the old university town of Marburg, Germany.

The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2025, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Wedler.