Overview
- Distributor 1-2 Special will open Silent Friend in New York on May 8 at Film at Lincoln Center and Angelika Film Center before expanding to Los Angeles on May 15.
- A U.S. trailer premiered today, marking the start of the film’s theatrical rollout following Venice and TIFF screenings.
- Film at Lincoln Center will host a Tony Leung retrospective from April 29 to May 7 with the actor appearing in person for select events.
- The film weaves three stories set in 1908, 1972, and 2020 around a single ginkgo in a German university town.
- Tony Leung leads a cast that includes Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, and Léa Seydoux, with coverage noting this as Leung’s first European film and critics offering positive early reviews.