
Bruno Ganz
Hoffmann


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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Release Date
November 17, 1978
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
6.2 / 10
Votes
23
Budget
Not available
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
2.0
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