
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.

as Tony Wong

as Alice

as Grete

as Hannes

as Anton

as Jule

as Francesco

as Gundula

as Max



as Peter


as Student 1908 (uncredited)

as Friend at the Pond (uncredited)

as Friend at the pond (uncredited)

as Friend at the Pond (uncredited)

as Udo