Film on killing of Dutch politician launched

A film drama about the killing of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn directed by the outspoken filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who was himself murdered last month, was launched amid heavy security in The Hague.

The film, a mix of dramatisation and real footage, called 06/05 in reference to the date on which Fortuyn was shot by an animal rights activist in 2002, is to premiere on Thursday on the internet and show in cinemas from January.