Silent Friend(2026)

Name: Silent Friend
Director: Ildikó Enyedi
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: May 8, 2026
Cast: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Léa Seydoux, Sylvester Groth

1-2 Special

2h 27m

Release Date: May 8, 2026 | Limited

Set in the botanical garden of a medieval town in Germany. Three epochs, three personalities, three sometimes clumsy but sincere attempts to free themselves and to create links with the plants and the world of the garden. An encounter.

Releases

Original Release | May 8, 2026

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Box Office Results

Updated as of May 29, 2026 11:12 AM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$71,703
Total US & Canada:
$255,835
Total International
$684,185
Total Worldwide:
$940,020

Current Showtimes

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Fri May 29
Sat May 30
Sun May 31
Mon Jun 1
Tue Jun 2
Wed Jun 3
Thu Jun 4

Director & Top Cast

Ildikó Enyedi
Director

Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
Tony

Luna Wedler
Grete

Enzo Brumm
Hannes

Léa Seydoux
Alice

Sylvester Groth
Anton

Yun Huang

Jule

Luca Valentini

Francesco

Felix Burose

Max

Rainer Bock

Actor

Marlene Burow

Gundula

Erwin Giese

Johannes

Johannes Hegemann

Actor

Sky Hofmann

Peter

Johannes Scheidweiler

Udo

Martin Wuttke

Actor

Christian Braun

Student 1908

Koppány Gerner

Friend at The Pond

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Germany,Hungary,France,China

Language: English,German,Cantonese

Summaries

Storyline

Set in the botanical garden of a medieval university town in Germany. Three epochs, three personalities, three sometimes clumsy but sincere attempts to free themselves and to create links with the plants and the world of the garden. An encounter. — Ildiko Enyedi

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the three time periods and what connects them?

Why is the ginkgo tree significant to the film?

What happened to Luna Wedler at Venice?

Is this Ildikó Enyedi's first film since On Body and Soul?

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Fun Facts

Silent Friend (2025), directed by Ildikó Enyedi, weaves three interconnected stories across 1908, 1972, and 2020, all observed by a majestic ginkgo tree in a German university botanical garden.