Silent Friend

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  • 2hr 27m

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Release Date:

May 8, 2026

Runtime:

2hr 27m

Synopsis

In Germany, a majestic ginkgo tree bears witness to three generations of people as they explore the hidden secrets of botanical life, and are quietly transformed by the mysterious power of nature.

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91
Sep 13, 2025

Immersing yourself in the daze of Silent Friend is like accepting a joyous gift, even if you don’t ultimately believe that plants can or want to communicate with us. With her exquisite new work, Ildikó Enyedi has achieved the improbable goal of making non-human, humanistic cinema that is inclusive and reverent without falling into idolization (of plants) or condemnation (of humans).

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Metacritic review by Savina Petkova
Savina Petkova
The Film Stage
90
Sep 13, 2025

Enyedi is a master stylist who knows how to create a certain mood, mixing visual poetry with deadpan humor, and big ideas with quotidian foibles, in a film that explores our mysterious relationship with both the green world and one another.

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Metacritic review by Jordan Mintzer
Jordan Mintzer
The Hollywood Reporter
75
Sep 13, 2025

In the end, Silent Friend is a film of contradictions, profound, complex, and beautiful, but occasionally interminably boring.

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Leila Latif
IndieWire
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In Germany, a majestic ginkgo tree bears witness to three generations of people as they explore the hidden secrets of botanical life, and are quietly transformed by the mysterious power of nature.