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.
Stills
20
Cast
Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Wong
Léa Seydoux Alice
Luna Wedler Grete
Enzo Brumm Hannes
Sylvester Groth Anton
Yun Huang Jule
Luca Valentini Francesco
Marlene Burow Gundula Felix Burose Max
Rainer Bock 
Johannes Hegemann Sky Hofmann Peter
Screenings in Brussels
wo 1 jul · 09:00
Palace