Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie (2026)

Alex Gibney · 107 min · Letterboxd ↗

In 2022, Salman Rushdie was preparing to deliver a lecture on the United States as a safe haven for writers when a man rushed the stage and, in 27 seconds, stabbed him 15 times. Airlifted to hospital, Rushdie survived, barely, and his wife Rachel Eliza Griffiths began filming immediately, capturing an unfiltered view of his recovery, return to life and how he regained his spirit and hope for the future.

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie screens 12 times at 3 London cinemas between Sunday 4 October and Thursday 8 October.

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The Garden Cinema

39-41 Parker Street, London WC2B 5PQ

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

Sun 4 Oct 12:30 Mon 5 Oct 20:15 Tue 6 Oct 15:50 Wed 7 Oct 18:15 Thu 8 Oct 15:45

Barbican Centre

Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

Sun 4 Oct 20:00 Mon 5 Oct 18:10 Tue 6 Oct 20:45 Wed 7 Oct 21:00 Thu 8 Oct 18:10

ArtHouse Crouch End

159A Tottenham Lane, London N8 9BT

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

Mon 5 Oct 20:15 Wed 7 Oct 17:30