A stark social drama from La Réunion: 15-year-old Thomas dreams of winning a breakdance competition and moving to mainland France. Alas, when his mother kicks him and his sister Audrey out of the house, their world falls apart. They are taken to live with their estranged father and his new family, who reluctantly take them in, and now have to cope with feelings of abandonment and rebuild their lives on their own. Thomas’s talent for dancing not only provides him with a means to express his feelings amid all this – it also helps him overcome personal calamity through his love for music.

“Grégory Lucilly tells a universal story of abandonment and brotherhood, forging a link between Réunion and the motherland [France].” (www.sortiraparis.com)

Grégory Lucilly is a writer-director from Réunion Island. Initially trained in marketing, he spent his internship year in 2004 at Pathé Distribution’s international marketing department as part of his studies in the ESC Reims Tema program (now Neoma Business School). Deeply imbued with his childhood passion for cinema, he chose not to return to business school and began writing independently. In 2009, he returned to Réunion Island to write and direct his first short film, L’ÉPOUSE ET L’ENFANT. MUM DON’T LOVE ME NO MO’ is his feature film debut.

Filmography: 2009 L’ÉPOUSE ET L’ENFANT, 2015 LE BAISER DES GENS PERDUS, 2016 IRINA R, 2018 LA MARCHÉ DU SINGE, 2022 ATTENDS ET SURVIS (all short or medium-length films), 2024 MUM DON’T LOVE ME NO MO’