AI overview
Theo van Gogh was a Dutch film director who made documentaries and feature films before being killed in 2004 at age 46. His death and the circumstances surrounding it became a significant moment in discussions about free speech, immigration, and religious tensions in the Netherlands.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1857
- Died
- 1891
- Works
- 5
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Directing · Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Theodoor (Theo) van Gogh (The Hague, July 23, 1957 – Amsterdam, November 2, 2004) was a Dutch director, actor, screenwriter, columnist, programme maker, and television presenter.
Known for
- Theo van Gogh: The Yearning — Self (archive footage)2024
- Eenmotorige Mug — Self2004
- Interview — Himself2003
- Venus in Furs2001
- Terrorama! — religious maniac2001
- Big Brother VIPS2000
- Wintertijd — Self1999
- Koos Tak's Lonely War1996
- Flodder1993
- The Northerners — Fat Willy
Article
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh ( Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 23 July 1957 – 2 November 2004) was a Dutch film director. He directed Submission: Part 1, a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which criticised the treatment of women in Islam in strong terms. On 2 November 2004, he was murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Islamist who objected to the film's message. The last film Van Gogh had completed before his murder, 06/05, was a fictional exploration of the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. It was released posthumously in December 2004, a month after Van Gogh's death, and two years after Fortuyn's death.
Early life
Gallery (7)
Connections
Categories
1957 births2004 deaths2004 in the Netherlands2004 murders in the Netherlands20th-century Dutch dramatists and playwrights20th-century Dutch male actors20th-century Dutch male writers20th-century Dutch screenwriters21st-century Dutch dramatists and playwrights21st-century Dutch male actors21st-century Dutch male writers21st-century publishers (people)