
Goldie
2020

Representation Score
Fair
2024
Director
Grégory Lucilly
Runtime
94 minutes
Average Rating
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Maman veut pu' shifts the cinematic focus to a peripheral, post-colonial social reality centered around a youth from Réunion. This avoids the typical mainland French domesticity and explores the lived experience of displacement. Dance is used as a vital mechanism for the protagonist to navigate systemic familial failure and find personal strength. This allows the main character to cope effectively. While the film excels in representing non-white protagonists and regional identities, it remains neutral on LGBTQ+ themes and lacks any representation of disability.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any specific LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Dance serves as a tool for personal identity but does not highlight any queer identities.
The story challenges traditional gender roles by making children self-reliant after their mother leaves. However, the film does not provide much detail about the dynamics between characters.
The film focuses on a protagonist from Réunion, moving away from the typical European perspective. This helps explore the complexities of regional displacement and multi-layered identities.
By showing the family as a source of instability rather than a haven, the film critiques conventional Western domestic ideals. It highlights the importance of survival over traditional parental authority.
The film does not include any characters dealing with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions. There is no representation of disability in the narrative.
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Official Synopsis
Thomas, a 15-year-old from Réunion, dreams of winning a breakdance contest and moving to mainland France. When his mother abruptly throws him and his sister Audrey out, they’re placed with an estranged father and forced to fend for themselves. The film follows the siblings as they confront abandonment and try to rebuild their lives, with dance as Thomas’s way to cope and push forward.

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