Filmmaker Theo van Gogh (& van Gogh descendant) murdered

Posted: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004 3:33 am

AMSTERDAM, 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. …

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