Beyond Hatred
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Simon Kilmurry
Jean-paul Chenu
Marie-cecile Chenu
Xavier Barbereau
Jean-pierre Billard
Florian Bouchet
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Synopsis
In September 2002, three French neofascist 'skinheads' went to a public park in Rheims looking for an 'Arab' to attack when they came across Francois Chenu, a young gay man. When he refused to deny his homosexuality when taunted with gay slurs, he was viciously beaten and thrown unconscious into a pond, where he drowned. Featured are interviews with prosecution and defense lawyers, relatives of the accused, and the parents and sister of the deceased. These intimate discussions reveal the gradual process whereby the family experienced an emotional catharsis, moving from initial shock and grief to an understanding of how the deprived and prejudiced backgrounds of their son's killers generated such violence.
Crew
Xavier Barbereau
Jean-pierre Billard
Florian Bouchet
Jean-marc Bouzou
Marie-agnes Brossaud
David Byrne
Benedicte Couvreur
Samuel Crowther
Cathie Dambel
Leonore Darnaud
Yolande Decarsin
Francois Eudes
Emma Fernandez
Laurent Gabiot
Arnaud Galliniere
Christophe Girard
Claire-anne Largeron
Sophie Toueau Lours
Katharina Marx
Gildas Mercier
Francois Mereu
Olivier Meyrou
Jerome Pey
Remi Roy
Sebastien Savine
Sebastien Savine
Amandine Sigrist
Sylvestre Vergez
Kayoko Yakote
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer June 15, 2007
Released in United States October 5, 2007
Released in United States on Video May 20, 2008
Released in United States January 2007
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (True Stories) January 4-15, 2007.
Released in United States Summer June 15, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States October 5, 2007 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video May 20, 2008
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (True Stories) January 4-15, 2007. )
