Silent Trees
7.0
The main character of the documentary is a 16-year-old Kurdish girl who, after the tragic death of her mother on the Polish-Belarusian border, has to become a mother to her 4 younger brothers.
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Agnieszka Zwiefka Director · Niklas Paschburg Composer Kacper Czubak Cinematographer
First release March 13, 2024 · Produced in Poland, Czechia, Germany, Denmark · Languages English, Kurdish, Polish
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ma.ja.de. FilmProduktions
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Chilli Productions
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Dolnośląskie Centrum Filmowe
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EC1 Łódź
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Real Lava
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MX35
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No Problemo Publishing
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HBO Europe
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SWR
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ARTE
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Instytut Kultury Miejskiej w Gdańsku
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Perty Studio
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Gradetime
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Poland · Czechia · Germany · Denmark
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Languages
Original title
Drzewa milczą
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
English · Kurdish · Polish
Release dates
Denmark · March 13, 2024
Premiere · CPH:DOX
Poland · December 6, 2024
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
May 1, 2024 · Premiere · Hot Docs
Croatia
April 4, 2025 · Premiere · ZagrebDox
Egypt
May 4, 2025 · Premiere · Aswan International Women Film Festival
France
May 7, 2025 · TV · ARTE
Germany
May 4, 2024 · Premiere · DOK.fest München
September 14, 2024 · Premiere · filmPOLSKA
October 12, 2024 · Premiere · Kurdish Film Festival Berlin
Ireland
June 28, 2025 · Premiere · Docs Ireland
Israel
May 26, 2024 · Premiere · Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival
Luxembourg
October 10, 2024 · Premiere · CinEast − Central and Eastern European Film Festival
Poland
May 28, 2024 · Premiere · Kraków Film Festival
July 22, 2024 · Premiere · mBank New Horizons International Film Festival
July 31, 2024 · Premiere · BNP Paribas Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
August 24, 2024 · Premiere · Hommage à Kieślowski International Film Festival
August 30, 2024 · Premiere · Przeźrocza Film Festival
September 26, 2024 · Premiere · Gdynia Polish Film Festival
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · Kultura Nas Ocali Festival
January 10, 2025 · Digital · Max
July 4, 2025 · Premiere · BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival
Ukraine
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
United Kingdom
March 13, 2025 · Premiere · Kinoteka On Tour
March 19, 2025 · Premiere · Kinoteka Polish Film Festival
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