# Silent Friend (2026) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/silent-friend/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-23

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 79% |
| Critic Score | 92% |
| Audience Score | 70% |
| Metascore | 85/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.8/5 |
| IMDb | 7.3/10 |
| Director | Ildikó Enyedi |
| Genres | Drama |
| Runtime | 120 min |
| Festival premiere | Berlinale 2026 |

## Quick answer

Silent Friend (2026) earns a 79% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Ildikó Enyedi's Hungarian mosaic earned 92% critics and Metacritic midyear attention — Tony Leung, Léa Seydoux, and Luna Critics and audiences diverge (92% critic vs 70% audience). Metascore 85/100. Directed by Ildikó Enyedi.

## Critics consensus

Ildikó Enyedi's Hungarian mosaic earned 92% critics and Metacritic midyear attention — Tony Leung, Léa Seydoux, and Luna Wedler anchor a patient drama that Variety praised as the year's most meditative European theatrical.

## Synopsis

Ildikó Enyedi's Berlinale-premiered drama follows intersecting lives bound by silence, memory, and the spaces between words — anchored by Tony Leung alongside Léa Seydoux and Luna Wedler in a patient Hungarian mosaic. Enyedi, whose On Body and Soul won the Golden Bear, films with uncanny tenderness, letting gesture and withheld speech carry as much weight as dialogue. The result is meditative European cinema that Variety praised as the year's most rapturous Hungarian theatrical — not a plot machine, but an experience that rewards attention.

## Cast

Tony Leung, Léa Seydoux, Luna Wedler

## Accolades

Premiered at Berlinale 2026.

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Silent Friend worth watching?**
Silent Friend holds a 79% Celluloid Score. Ildikó Enyedi's Hungarian mosaic earned 92% critics and Metacritic midyear attention — Tony Leung, Léa Seydoux, and Luna Wedler anchor a patient drama that Variety praised as the year's most meditative European theatrical.

**What is Silent Friend about?**
Ildikó Enyedi's Berlinale-premiered drama follows intersecting lives bound by silence, memory, and the spaces between words — anchored by Tony Leung alongside Léa Seydoux and Luna Wedler in a patient Hungarian mosaic. Enyedi, whose On Body and Soul won the Golden Bear, films with uncanny tenderness, letting gesture and withheld speech carry as much weight as dialogue. The result is meditative European cinema that Variety praised as the year's most rapturous Hungarian theatrical — not a plot machine, but an experience that rewards attention.

**Who directed Silent Friend?**
Silent Friend (2026) was directed by Ildikó Enyedi.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Silent Friend?**
79% — the average of five public sources: critics 92%, audience 70%, Metascore 85/100, Letterboxd 3.8/5, and IMDb 7.3/10.

**Where can I watch Silent Friend?**
Streaming availability varies by region — see the Silent Friend page for current options.

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Reviewed and scored by Celluloid · Editor: Kaiser Khan (https://celluloidscore.com/author/kaiser-khan/)

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