We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation - the custodians of the country on which we meet - and acknowledge their Elders, past and present.
KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMAN RUSHDIE (2026)
Free speech survives.
This is the outspoken cultural heavyweight and writer in his own words. With previously unseen footage captured by Rushdie’s wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, this is both a powerful document of his journey of recovery following the attempt on his life in 2022, and a reflection on his life and work.
With introduction by leading scholar.
Directed by Alex Gibney, US, 2026, 107 mins, Unclassified 18+
Image: courtesy of Madman Entertainment
…There is an immediate impact from hearing a man narrate his own attempted murder, and with such a calm (and often darkly humorous) demeanour.
Kate Erbland, IndieWire
We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation - the custodians of the country on which we meet - and acknowledge their Elders, past and present.
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