The Silent Forest (German: Schweigend steht der Wald) is a 2022 German film directed by Saralisa Volm in her feature directorial debut and based on a 2013 German book of the same name by Wolfram Fleischhauer, who also wrote the film's screenplay.

[1] The film was shot in Weiden in der Oberpfalz over 25 days, in April and May 2021.

[2] The lead cast includes Henriette Confurius, Christina Baumer, Johanna Bittenbinder, Christoph Jungmann, Günther Brenner, Moritz Katzmair, Johannes Herrschmann, Robert Stadlober, Noah Saavedra, August Zirner, Astrid Polak, and Anita Eichhorn.

Süddeutsche Zeitung called the film an impressive and confident directing debut for Volm, making her one of the most genuine and promising voices in German cinema.

[3] The film is distributed internationally through Blue Fox Entertainment.