Silent Friend

Silent Friend
Director
Ildikó Enyedi
Country
Germany, France, Hungary
Year
2025
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Ildikó Enyedi
Cast
Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth, Martin Wuttke, Johannes Hegemann, Rainer Bock, Léa Seydoux
Production
Pandora Filmproduktion, Galatée Films, Inforg-M&M Film, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE GEIE, ARTE France Cinéma
https://www.pandorafilm.de/filme/silent-friend.html
https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2025/venezia-82-competition/silent-friend

Storyline

Tales told from the perspective of a lonely old tree standing in the middle of a botanical garden.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Venice Film Festival 2025
Competition
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best Young Actor or Actress to Luna Wedler
CinemaSarà Award | Fondazione Cineteca Italiana di Milano Winner
Edipo Re Award | Edipo Re Srl Sociale in collaboration with Università degli Studi di Padova and Università Ca’ Foscari
The International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) | FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics - Best Film from Venezia 82:
Green Drop Award | Green Cross Italia Ex Aequo
Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue | International Interchurch Film Organisation
Toronto International Film Festival 2025
Special Presentations