In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives.
2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong, exploring the mind of babies, begins an unexpected experiment with the old tree.
1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium.
1908, the university’s first female student discovers, through the lens of photography, sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants.
We follow their clumsy, awkward attempts to connect — each one of them deeply rooted in their own present — as they are transformed by the quiet, enduring, and mysterious power of nature. The ancient ginkgo tree brings us closer to what it means to be human — to our longing to belong.

Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi is one of the most idiosyncratic voices in European auteur cinema. Her new film, which was screened in competition at Venice, won Luna Wedler the Mastroianni Award for best young discovery and became a critics' favorite, expanding her poetic universe. Three timelines run through the film, connected by the backdrop of the university campus in Marburg.