    theodoor "theo" van gogh () (23 july 19572 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. many muslims took offence at its criticism. 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 
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