Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

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Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
Directed by Alex Gibney
Produced byErin Edeiken
Alex Gibney
Sruthi Pinnamaneni
CinematographyBenjamin Bloodwell
Edited byAndy Grieve
Music byWill Bates
Production
company
Jigsaw Productions
Release date
  • January 25, 2026 (2026-01-25)(Sundance)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie is a 2026 American documentary film which details the recovery of Salman Rushdie after his attempted assassination in 2022. The film is based on his memoir Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder . It is directed by Alex Gibney. [1]

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The film premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. [2]

Reception

Kate Erbland of IndieWire gave the film a B+ and wrote, "Rushdie provides voiceover throughout, and there is an immediate impact from hearing a man narrate his own attempted murder, and with such a calm (and often darkly humorous) demeanor." [3]

David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "While it feels a fraction overlong, Gibney's film is a vibrant testament to the intellectual life of its subject." [4]

References

  1. ↑ Morfoot, Addie (June 3, 2024). "Salman Rushdie Documentary Set Based on His Memoir 'Knife,' With Alex Gibney Directing (EXCLUSIVE)".
  2. ↑ Lee, Benjamin (December 10, 2025). "Charli xcx, Natalie Portman and Salman Rushdie lead 2026 Sundance lineup" – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Erbland, Kate (January 26, 2026). "'Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie' Review: Don't Look Away from This Staggeringly Intimate Doc". IndieWire . Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ Rooney, David (January 25, 2026). "'Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie' Review: Alex Gibney's Intimate Study of Physical and Spiritual Recovery". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 26, 2026.
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