Country: Germany, Hungary, France, China
Language: English, German, Cantonese

About the film:
On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and the geranium plant she studies. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong secures the help of a renowned botanist for an experiment on the old ginkgo tree.

About the filmmaker:
Ildikó Enyedi is a Hungarian filmmaker known for her lyrical, imaginative storytelling and distinctive blend of realism and surrealism. She gained international acclaim with On Body and Soul (2017), which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Her work, including My 20th Century and The Story of My Wife, is celebrated for its emotional depth, visual elegance, and exploration of human connection and identity.

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