Monday 16th November
10.00am, 6.30pm
Historical Drama
Director Ildikó Enyedi
Germany
German/English
147 minutes
Set in the university town of Marburg in Germany, this contemplative film follows three loosely connected stories unfolding across 1908, 1972, and 2020.
All three stories revolve around the same ancient ginkgo tree in the Marburg
Botanical Gardens.
Silent Friend is a beautiful, elusive film peppered with provocative nuggets about the nature of life and our place in it. – Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline
It’s meditative and patient, and it wants viewers to do what every therapist and wellness advocate is saying: slow down, smell the flowers and feel the grass between your toes. –
Wenlei Ma, The Nightly
