Submission (2004 film)

Submission
Titlecard, with Dutch subtitles
Directed byTheo van Gogh
Written byAyaan Hirsi Ali
Produced byTheo van Gogh
Gijs van de Westelaken
CinematographyTheo van Gogh
Edited byTheo van Gogh
Music byTheo van Gogh
Release date
  • 29 August 2004 (2004-08-29)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageEnglish
Budget18,000

Submission is a 2004 English-language Dutch short drama film produced and directed by Theo van Gogh, and written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (a former member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy); it was shown on NPO 3, a Dutch public broadcasting network, on 29 August 2004. The film's title is one of the possible translations of the Arabic word "Islam". An Islamist reacted to the film by assassinating Van Gogh.