Surviving Edged Weapons
The Nickel Cinema117-119 Clerkenwell Road, London
Tue 22 Sept · 20:30
About this event
Originally produced as a police training video, the film demonstrates the dangers posed by knives and other handheld weapons through a mix of reenactments, interviews, and real-world case studies. Officers, medical professionals, and survivors recount violent encounters while the film breaks down how quickly ordinary situations can escalate into deadly confrontations. Its reputation comes largely from the strange collision between instructional seriousness and unintentionally surreal presentation that feels like a cross between *Killing of America* and *Deadbeat at Dawn*. Detached narration, abrupt tonal shifts, and graphic practical demonstrations give it an uncanny quality that has transformed it from niche training material into a cult object of fascination.
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