Here is a brutal way to die: getting shot eight times and then have your throat slit by a knife that almost decapitates the head and stabbed in the chest. Yes, not a pretty way to go, especially if it is only because of a movie.
There are not many people that actually die for a cause, especially in making a film, but Theo van Gogh was murdered for making a movie that criticized the Muslim religion.
The movie was based on something that he did not even write himself, Ayaan Hirsi Ali wrote Submission. The ten-minute movie that van Gogh made was about violence against women in some Islamic societies and told stories of four abused Muslim women.
Submission is what Islam means in English. The aftermath was all on 60 Minutes in 2007. The Dutch were sad of learning of van Gogh’s death and had a big ceremony. He was a very controversial, but also did a lot of work as a director, producer, columnist, author, and actor. The Dutch really liked his work and he received two Dutch Oscars (the equivalent anyway) for the movies he directed.
Although van Gogh was murdered, Ayaan Hirsi Ali remains alive, but in protection.
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