Filmmaker Theo van Gogh (& van Gogh descendant) murdered
Posted: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004 3:33 amAMSTERDAM, Netherlands — A Dutch filmmaker who criticized the treatment of women under Islam in a recent movie and in newspaper columns was murdered in Amsterdam, media reported Tuesday.
Police confirmed a fatal shooting occurred outside a city government office, but did not give the victim’s name.
Amsterdam television station AT5 cited witnesses saying the victim was filmmaker Theo van Gogh. A bystander was also reportedly injured in a shootout between the culprit and police. …
Van Gogh also wrote columns about the Islam which were published on his Web site, www.theovangogh.nl, and Dutch newspaper Metro. He had reportedly received death threats following the airing of the film.
The short television film “Submission” aired on Dutch television in August and enraged the Muslim community in the Netherlands. …
Theo van Gogh, 47, has often come under criticism for his controversial movies. In December, his next movie “06-05,” about the May 6, 2002 assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, is scheduled to debut on the Internet. … Read full obituary
