Get with the Program: Beyond Hate

In correspondence with Gay Pride Month PBS scheduled programs that reflect gays and lesbians across the world struggle for equal rights. There have been countless violent crimes committed against homosexuals solely because of their sexual orientation.


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P.O.V "Beyond Hatred" tells a heartbreaking story of the brutal murder of a French gay man and his family's unique grieving process. Directed by Olivier Meyrou.


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 François Chenu fought back fiercely, but he was beaten unconscious and dumped in a river, where he drowned. This acclaimed French vérité 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.


Watch this remarkable documentary on PBS Tuesday, June 30 at 10pm Eastern.


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