Knife in the Head

In the course of a police raid upon a left-wing social center, scientist Berthold Hoffman (Bruno Ganz)-there to visit his estranged wife (Angela Winkler)-was shot in the head. As he struggles through a recovery that will never be complete and tries to piece together how his assault happened, both cops and radicals will try to make political hay out of his circumstances. Charged and telling drama also stars Heinz Hoenig, Hans Christian Blech, Hans Brenner, Udo Samel. 113 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: German; Subtitles: English. In German with English subtitles.