The Boutique Films Sales Company has concluded distribution agreements for the key territories of “Silent Friend” in Illidiko Enyedi, which won six prizes at the Venice Film Festival after its world first in the competition, and also screened in Toronto.
Distributors who took over the film include the September film (Benelux), Mimosa Films (Japan), Les Films Inspiée (Italy), Kmbo (France), Pandora (Germany), Filmcoopi (Switzerland), Filmin (Spain), Gutek Film (Porand), Andamiro Films), Hi Gloss Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand) Leopardo), Hi Gloss Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand), Leopardo), Hi Gloss Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand), Leopardo), Hi Gloss Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand), Leopardo), Hi Gloss Entertainment (Australia / New Zealand), Leopardo), Hi Gloss Entertainment. (Portugal), Mozinet (Hungary), Bad Unicorn (Romania), Kino Aljansas (Baltic) and MCF Megacom (ex-Yugoslavia).
“” Silent Friend “is a unique film, and we could not have hoped for a better launch after the fascinating press and the public reactions in Venice and Toronto and the many prizes, including the Venice Fipresci Prize and the Prize for the best new talent for Luna Wedler,” said Jean-Christophe Simon, CEO of the Film Boutique.
“We are particularly happy that the enthusiasm we have witnessed at the two festivals is reflected in the strong commitment of some of the best independent distributors. We cannot wait for cinema enthusiasts all over the world to have the chance to discover the latest film by Illidiko Enyedi, which is a fun and timely film questioning our relationship with nature. “
In addition to the FIPRESCI Prize for the International Federation of Conditions of Cinema and the Marcello Mastroianni Prize for the best new talent for Luna Wedler, the film won the Interfilm Prize for the promotion of the interreligious dialogue, of the Green Drop Award, the Cinemasara Prize and the Edipo Re inclusion and Sustainability Award.
“Friend Silent”, which features Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth and Léa Seydoux, focuses on a majestic Ginkgo tree in a botanical garden in a medieval university city in Germany.
This silent witness observed the calm rhythms of transformation through three human lives over a century.
In 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong, exploring the spirit of babies, began an unexpected experience with the old tree. In 1972, a young student was deeply modified by the simple fact of observing and connecting with a geranium. In 1908, the first student of the University discovered, through the objective of photography, the sacred models of the universe hidden in the most humble plants.
We follow their clumsy and clumsy attempts to connect – each of them deeply rooted in their own present – because they are transformed by the calm, durable and mysterious power of nature. The old Ginkgo Tree brings us closer to what it means to be human – to our desire to belong.
