Theo van Gogh is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Néerlandais born on 23 july 1957 at The Hague (Royaume des Pays-Bas)
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Birth name Theodoor van GoghNationality Pays-basBirth 23 july 1957 at The Hague (
Royaume des Pays-Bas)
Death 2 november 2004 (at 47 years) at Amsterdam (
Pays-bas)
Awards Golden Calf, Golden Calf for Best Director
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh ([ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 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 and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali to produce the short film Submission (2004), which criticized the treatment of women in Islam. On 2 November 2004, Van Gogh was murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Muslim. The last film Van Gogh had completed before his death, 06/05, was a fictional exploration of the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.
Biography
Van Gogh was a member of the Dutch republican society Republikeins Genootschap, which advocates the abolition of the Dutch monarchy. He was a friend and supporter of the controversial Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, who was assassinated in 2002.
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