Submission (2004 film)

Submission
Submission
	Titlecard, with Dutch subtitles
Directed by	Theo van Gogh
Written by	Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Produced by	Theo van Gogh; Gijs van de Westelaken
Cinematography	Theo van Gogh
Edited by	Theo van Gogh
Music by	Theo van Gogh
Release date	29 August 2004;
Running time	10 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	English
Budget	€18,000

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". A Islamist reacted to the film by assassinating Van Gogh.