Witness the struggle of a gay man’s family to seek justice for his murder while trying to make sense of pointless violence and unbearable loss.

In September 2002, three skinheads were roaming a park in Rheims, France, looking to “do an Arab” when they settled for a gay man instead. Twenty-nine-year-old Francois Chenu fought back fiercely, but he was beaten unconscious and dumped in a river, where he drowned. This acclaimed French verité film is the story of the crime’s aftermath — above all, of the Chenu family’s brave and heartrending struggle to seek justice while trying to make sense of such pointless violence and unbearable loss. With remarkable dignity, they fight to transcend hatred and the inevitable desire for revenge. By Olivier Meyrou.

Encore presentation for Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, June 2012 (check local listings)