You Will Not Have My Hate

After losing his wife Hélène in the Bataclan attack, Antoine Leiris refuses to let hatred define his response, famously writing a Facebook message that proclaimed his love for their young son and his refusal to give in to vengeance. The film follows his grief and determination as he confronts unimaginable loss, balances the demands of single parenthood, and faces the relentless gaze of media and a grieving nation. Intimate scenes of family life are interwoven with Leiris’s own reflections, showing how personal mourning becomes a public act of moral defiance.

Through firsthand testimony, archival material, and quiet observational moments, the documentary offers an unvarnished look at trauma, memory, and the work of rebuilding a life after violence. Rather than seeking closure in spectacle, it presents a humane meditation on resilience, empathy, and the ways love can counteract the impulse toward hatred, leaving the viewer with a sober but hopeful portrait of survival.