Ildikó Enyedi in the Venice competition

22.07.2025 | 82nd Venice Film Festival

Silent Friend /Pandora Film

Filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi ("The Story of my Wife") has made it into the competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival with her new film "Silent Friend".

The film stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai ("In the Mood for Love") and Lea Seydoux, among others, and tells three stories that all take place in an old German botanical garden. Part of the film crew comes from Hamburg. The German co-producer is Pandora Film. The MOIN Film Fund has supported the drama with 100,000 euros in production funding.

Photo: Directors Ildiko Enyedi (right) shot "The story of my wife" in Hamburg's Speicherstadt warehouse district, among other locations. Credits: Hannah Csata

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