06/05

06/05
Directed by	Theo van Gogh
Produced by	Gijs van Westelaken
Written by	Tomas Ross
Starring	Tara Elders, Thijs Römer, Johnny de Mol, Tooske Ragas
Music by	Rainer Hensel
Cinematography	Thomas Kist
Editing by	Merel Notten
Distributed by	Inspire Pictures
Release date(s)	12 December 2004 (2004-12-12)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch
Budget	€ 1.200.000

06/05, called May 6th in English-speaking countries, is a Dutch 2004 film directed by Theo van Gogh, based on the novel De Zesde Mei by Tomas Ross. The film is a fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on 6 May 2002. The lines between reality and fiction are blurred in 06/05. It is the last film of Theo van Gogh, who was murdered in 2004 by Muslim Mohammed Bouyeri.

For the finances of this movie, Theo van Gogh drove a bargain with Dutch internet provider Tiscali. For the first time in the Netherlands, a movie was first released on the internet in December 2004. People could watch it for payment. It opened at cinemas in January 2005.

Accolades

• Thijs Römer, 2005 Golden Calf award for Best Actor.
• Official Selection, 2005 Toronto International Film Festival

Cast

• Tara Elders - Ayse Him
• Thijs Römer - Jim de Booy
• Johnny de Mol - NRC editor
• Reinout Bussemaker - Volkert van der Graaff
• Marcel Hensema - Wester
• Caro Lenssen - Marije
• Jack Wouterse - Van Dam
• Cahit Ölmez
• Tooske Ragas-Breugem - Stewardess

External links

• 06/05
• 06/05 at the Internet Movie Database

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