Theo Van Gogh (film Director)
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (, 23 July 1957 – 2 November 2004) was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor.
Van Gogh worked with the Somali-born writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali to produce the film Submission, which criticized the treatment of women in Islam and aroused controversy among Muslims. On 2 November 2004 he was assassinated by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Muslim.
The last film he completed before his death, 06/05, was loosely based on the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.
Read more about Theo Van Gogh (film Director): Life, Political Views and Controversial Statements, Submission, Murder
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