97% Tomatometer

The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that “if a lion could speak, we could not understand him.” That our references and experiences of the world are so different that even a shared language could not allow humans to commune with an animal. In Ildikó Enyedi’s “Silent Friend,” communication between plants and people lies far beyond words, but it is perhaps possible to connect with them more profoundly than we previously assumed. –IndieWire

“ it’s one of the most dreamily affectionate (and affectionately critical) portrayals of the natural sciences ever committed to the screen”-Slant