| 06/05 | |
| Director: | Theo van Gogh |
| Producer: | Gijs van Westelaken |
| Starring: | Tara Elders Thijs Römer Johnny de Mol Tooske Ragas |
| Music: | Rainer Hensel |
| Cinematography: | Thomas Kist |
| Editing: | Merel Notten |
| Distributor: | Inspire Pictures |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Budget: | €1,200,000 |
06/05, called May 6th in most English-speaking countries, is a Dutch 2004 film directed by Theo van Gogh, based on the novel De Zesde Mei by Tomas Ross.[1]
The film is a fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on 6 May 2002.[1] The lines between reality and fiction are blurred in 06/05. It is the last film of Theo van Gogh, who was himself assassinated in 2004.
Theo van Gogh struck a deal with Dutch internet provider Tiscali over the film's finances. The movie was originally released in December 2004 on the internet, a situation that had never before been seen in the Netherlands; it could be watched via pay-on-demand. It was released in cinemas one month later, in January 2005.