At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
WomenDissent, heresy and freethought
Screening Room
- Format
- Short film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2004 CE · 1425 AH†
- Countries
- NL
- Languages
- en (original) · nl (original)
- Approach
- polemical
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- SubmissionSubmissionخضوع
Reception
- Protest — murder of Theo van Gogh, November 2004Historical
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"Submission" is a polemical short film released in 2004, produced in the Netherlands, directed by Theo van Gogh. A Dutch short film by Theo van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the position of women in Islam, with shocking scenes; van Gogh was assassinated months later. 1 2
Context and reception
It provoked documented protests. 1
Connections
- Directed by
- Theo van Gogh
- Written by
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali· Theo van Gogh
- Broadcast by
- VPRO
People and things also explored
Mogadishu· Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi's mission to kill Asma' bint Marwan· Asma' bint Marwan· Ayaan Hirsi Ali· Asma' bint Marwan's verses reviling the Ansar for obeying 'the stranger'· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· The Arab woman and the international conventions
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Submission”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/khudu-2004/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.