Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushie

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie contains several sequences with flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photosensitivities.

Knife explores renowned author Salman Rushdie’s life, career and recovery following a harrowing attempt on his life in 2022.  The film includes never-before-seen footage shot by Rushdie’s wife, the American poet, novelist and visual artist Rachel Eliza Griffiths, in the time following the attack offering a graphic, unflinching, and deeply intimate account of his remarkable recovery and optimism for the future.  

Directed by Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side), Knife is inspired by Rushdie’s bestselling memoir Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.

"The best documentary I saw at Sundance this year...It’s a story of survival and courage, intertwined with an exultation of intelligence that also feels in short supply in modern filmmaking." - RogerEbert.com's review of Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie.