Silent Friend
In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives. At three distinct moments across the 20th and 21st centuries, these people — each carrying their own questions and inner struggles — inevitably find themselves drawn into the presence of this tree, full of mystery and meaning.
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Cast
20 people
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Tony
Known for
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
In the Mood for Love
Luna Wedler
Grete
Known for
Biohackers
All the Light We Cannot See
Enzo Brumm
Hannes
Also in
Viktor bringt's
The Birthday Gift
Sylvester Groth
Anton
Known for
Dark
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Martin Wuttke
Herr Fuchs
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
Babylon Berlin
Johannes Hegemann
Thomas
Known for
From Hilde, with Love
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
Rainer Bock
Prof. Winterhalter
Known for
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Freud
Léa Seydoux
Alice Sauvage
Known for
Blue Is the Warmest Color
No Time to Die
Marlene Burow
Gundula
Known for
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything
Kitz
Bernd Birkhahn
Prof. Wild
Also in
The Ground Beneath My Feet
Domain
Yun Huang
Jule
Known for
Kleo
Old White Man
Sky Hofmann
Peter
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JAWLOCK
Ildikó Enyedi Director · Gábor Keresztes Composer Kristóf Kelemen Composer
Worldwide gross $755K · Budget $3M · United States release May 8, 2026
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$755,049
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Pandora Film
Production
Galatée Films
Production
Inforg-M&M Film
Production
Rediance
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Allons Voir
Production
France · Germany · Hungary · China · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · English · German
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2025
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Germany · January 15, 2026
Theatrical
United States · May 8, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
October 22, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Fest
November 16, 2025 · Premiere · Ojai Playhouse Film Festival
January 3, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
March 15, 2026 · Premiere · Green Mountain Film Festival
April 26, 2026 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
Australia
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
March 9, 2026 · Premiere · Perth Festival
June 5, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
June 19, 2026 · Premiere · Bangalow Film Festival
July 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Austria
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 20, 2026 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 8, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
March 22, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Ottawa
China
November 13, 2025 · Premiere · China Golden Rooster&Hundred Flowers Film Festival
April 24, 2026 · Limited theatrical
April 25, 2026 · Theatrical
August 29, 2026 · Digital
Croatia
September 5, 2026 · Premiere · Vukovar Film Festival
Czechia
July 3, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
July 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Egypt
November 20, 2025 · Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
France
April 1, 2026 · Theatrical
October 5, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Greece
October 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 7, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 29, 2026
Ireland
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
Italy
September 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
December 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Morocco
December 1, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 31, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival
April 23, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 2, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
March 4, 2026 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
October 15, 2026 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
Poland
May 22, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
August 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Romania
June 17, 2026 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
Russia
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
April 1, 2026 · Digital
Serbia
November 22, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Autorskog Filma
Singapore
July 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
September 12, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Cinematik
South Korea
September 18, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
April 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
May 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 27, 2026 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Switzerland
September 25, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 13, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
April 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Ayvalık International Film Festival
Ukraine
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 15, 2026 · Premiere · CINECITY Brighton Film Festival / Inverness Film Festival
January 8, 2027 · Theatrical
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