Knife in the Head

In a gripping tale interwoven with themes of memory, identity, and justice, "The Night of Hoffmann" chronicles the harrowing journey of a man caught between two worlds - one he seeks desperately to reconnect with, the other unwilling to let him go unnoticed. As an estranged husband searching for his wife at her workplace, a local youth center, Hoffmann stumbles into a dangerous situation when the police storm in to round up radicals who frequent the venue.In the chaos that ensues, Hoffmann is mistakenly shot in the head and subsequently awakes with significant brain trauma. Now partially paralyzed and unable to speak, he grapples with a fractured memory of that fateful night and the accusations leveled against him by both the authorities and the radical community. The police claim he was responsible for stabbing an officer during the altercation, while the radicals rally around him as an innocent victim of police brutality.As Hoffmann navigates his slow recovery in a hospital bed, the film delves into the complexities of memory and its role in shaping our understanding of self and reality. Through intimate and unflinching portrayals of his struggles with communication, physical impairment, and guilt, "The Night of Hoffmann" compels audiences to question the line between truth and perception and the consequences that arise when those lines blur.