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Knife in the Head

One night when seeking his estranged wife, Hoffmann goes to the youth center where she works. The police are there rounding up radicals who frequent the center - Hoffmann runs into the building and ends up being shot in the head. He awakens with brain trauma, partially paralyzed and unable to speak. The police accuse him of stabbing an officer; the radicals herald him as an innocent victim of police brutality. During his slow recovery at the hospital, Hoffmann must piece together his life and struggle to remember the events of that night.

Top Cast

  • Bruno Ganz

    Bruno Ganz

    Hoffmann

  • Angela Winkler

    Angela Winkler

    Ann

  • Hans Christian Blech

    Hans Christian Blech

    Anleitner

  • Heinz Hoenig

    Heinz Hoenig

    Volker

  • Hans Brenner

    Hans Brenner

    Scholz

  • Udo Samel

    Udo Samel

    Schurig

  • Eike Gallwitz

    Eike Gallwitz

    Dr. Groeske

  • Carla Egerer

    Carla Egerer

    Schwester Angelika

  • Gabriele Dossi

    Gabriele Dossi

    Schwester Emilie

Overview

One night when seeking his estranged wife, Hoffmann goes to the youth center where she works. The police are there rounding up radicals who frequent the center - Hoffmann runs into the building and ends up being shot in the head. He awakens with brain trauma, partially paralyzed and unable to speak. The police accuse him of stabbing an officer; the radicals herald him as an innocent victim of police brutality. During his slow recovery at the hospital, Hoffmann must piece together his life and struggle to remember the events of that night.

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