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Beyond Hatred

Summary: Though Meyrou does an extraordinary job of interviewing numerous parties involved in the case the most poignant moments come from the Chenu s In September 2002 29 year old Frenchman François Chenu was brutally murdered by three neo Nazi skinheads who were trolling the streets looking to beat up anyone they deemed subhuman  Filmmaker François parents write an open letter to the convicted killers which they read on camera in  Olivier Meyrou begins the story two years after the hate crime as the trial of the killers approaches Beyond Hatred They tell the imprisoned men how during the trial they attempted to decipher your logic of hate but were unable to do so They point by contrast to their son s trust in others because he believed in man whatever his color religion or customs And yet we also heard from your lips words that suggested that something was changing inside you The Chenus close with an extraordinary wish for the men s success in forging a future without hatred and violence

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