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A still from director Ildikó Enyedi's film "Silent Friend." (Courtesy 1-2 Special)
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Buddy movie 'Silent Friend' is told from a tree's perspective

Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi’s woozy and beguiling new film spins a trio of tales in which students and teachers at a German university long to be heard, viewed from the POV of a centuries-old gingko tree.

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