Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie (15)

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie is screening at Gloucester Guildhall on Friday 30 October at 11am and Thursday 5 November at 2pm. It's a documentary by Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Going Clear, and it follows writer Salman Rushdie's life, career and recovery after the 2022 attempt on his life.

The film takes its lead from Rushdie's own bestselling memoir and includes never-before-seen footage shot by his wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths. It's described as a graphic, unflinching and intelligent account, and it spends a good deal of its time on Rushdie's rehabilitation and his continuing struggle for freedom of expression. From there it opens up to the fallout from the attack and the fatwa he lived under for decades after the publication of The Satanic Verses.

It's a long one, running 107 minutes, and it's recommended for ages 15 and over. Tickets start from £6.50, with the two screenings on Friday 30 October at 11am and Thursday 5 November at 2pm.