First Trailer for Ildikó Enyedi's Silent Friend Links Léa Seydoux and Tony Leung

      In a rare mingling of international talent, Ildikó Enyedi has united Léa Seydoux and Tony Leung in Silent Friend, which "narrates three stories linked to a tree over the course of more than 100 years" and ambitiously focuses on "significant changes in human understanding of plants, animals, and humans." Ahead of its premieres at Venice and TIFF, a first trailer for the drama that spans a century has been released, along with a few clips that connect Leung and Seydoux while bridging the vast time divide between Luna Wedler and Enzo Brumm.

      Here’s the official synopsis from TIFF: "In 1908, determined Grete (Luna Wedler) is striving to gain entry into the botany department of a prestigious institution. Despite her intelligence, her gender poses an obstacle to both the male-dominated field and society as a whole. Fast forward to 1972, where Gundula (Marlene Burow) conducts an experiment at the same institution, studying what plants can perceive through a solitary geranium. She enlists the help of her reclusive classmate Hannes (Enzo Brumm), with whom there is an unspoken sexual tension. Meanwhile, in 2020, Professor Tony Wong (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), an exceptional neurologist working at the same institution, suspects a profound link between the visible and the invisible. Eager to establish a connection, he reaches out to the highly esteemed botanist Dr. Alice Sauvage (Léa Seydoux) to validate his radical theory. Throughout the ages, the extraordinary bond between these individuals goes largely unnoticed, except by the tree with which they all share a spiritual connection."

      Check out the preview and clips below: