SILENT FRIEND (Germany) "Utterly enchanting" Variety Caloundra Tue 7pm
Tue, 03 Mar
|Strand Cinema Caloundra
Three human stories set in 1908, 1972 and 2022 respectively are told in a German university town where a massive Ginkgo tree has stood throughout and which becomes an experiment itself. Each individual is transformed by the quiet, enduring mysterious power of nature. "Beguiling and original"
Time & Location
03 Mar 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:25 pm
Strand Cinema Caloundra, 11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
About the Event
SILENT FRIEND (Germany) Film Trailer HERE
Directed by Ildiko Enyedi. Stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Lea Seydoux (France), Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm.
M 145 Min
Three human stories set in 1908, 1972 and 2022 respectively play out in a German university town where a massive Ginkgo tree has stood throughout and which becomes an experiment itself. Each individual is transformed by the quiet, enduring mysterious power of nature, bringing the audience closer to what it means to be human and offering a deeper understanding of our silent friends.
Central to each of the three scenarios in the film is a majestic ginkgo tree, located in the heart of a botanical garden at the university. Over a century, this “silent witness” has observed the quiet rhythms of transformation across three lifetimes. In 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) normally involved in exploring the minds of babies, begins (with the t…
Tickets
General Admission
$16.00
+$0.40 ticket service fee
Group Pass (Admits 4)
$60.00
+$1.50 ticket service fee
Concession Card Holders
$14.95
+$0.37 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00