Cuties (Netflix)
Starring Fathia Youssouf as Amy, Médina El Aidi-Azouni as Angelica, Maïmouna Gueye as Mariam, Esther Gohourou as Coumba, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas as Jess, Myriam Hamma as Yasmine, Mbissine Therese Diop as the aunt
Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré
A huge, and as it turns out utterly misguided, debate has sprung up around this beautiful, sensitive depiction of an 11-year Senegalese black girl’s self-generated growth from childhood to maturity.
The film has been accused of ‘sexualizing’ children when in fact it does just the opposite. By showing the 11-year old protagonist Amy (the wonderful Fathia Youssouf) descend into premature adulthood the film actually crosses the line in pursuit of very uncomfortable questions regarding paedophilic reality shows where young children are exposed to a rampant voyeurism by judges (who should know better) giving points to girls for pouting and wriggling, thrusting and heaving imaginary bosoms.
So please don’t shoot the messenger.
Starring Fathia Youssouf as Amy, Médina El Aidi-Azouni as Angelica, Maïmouna Gueye as Mariam, Esther Gohourou as Coumba, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas as Jess, Myriam Hamma as Yasmine, Mbissine Therese Diop as the aunt
Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré
A huge, and as it turns out utterly misguided, debate has sprung up around this beautiful, sensitive depiction of an 11-year Senegalese black girl’s self-generated growth from childhood to maturity.
The film has been accused of ‘sexualizing’ children when in fact it does just the opposite. By showing the 11-year old protagonist Amy (the wonderful Fathia Youssouf) descend into premature adulthood the film actually crosses the line in pursuit of very uncomfortable questions regarding paedophilic reality shows where young children are exposed to a rampant voyeurism by judges (who should know better) giving points to girls for pouting and wriggling, thrusting and heaving imaginary bosoms.
So please don’t shoot the messenger.
- 9/16/2020
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Netflix has issued an apology for a poster for the film “Cuties” that was criticized online for sexualizing children.
The French-African film from director and writer Maïmouna Doucouré has been well-reviewed and won the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category at Sundance earlier this year. And while “Cuties” does not have content that sexualizes underage girls, the streamer admitted that the poster created by its PR team was “inappropriate.”
“We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for ‘Mignonnes/Cuties.’ It was not Ok, nor was it representative of this French film which premiered at Sundance. We’ve now updated the pictures and description,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement.
Also Read: 'Cuties' Just Want to Dance in First Trailer for Sundance Darling on Netflix (Video)
The original American poster for “Cuties” issued by Netflix showed the four girls in the film striking suggestive...
The French-African film from director and writer Maïmouna Doucouré has been well-reviewed and won the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category at Sundance earlier this year. And while “Cuties” does not have content that sexualizes underage girls, the streamer admitted that the poster created by its PR team was “inappropriate.”
“We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for ‘Mignonnes/Cuties.’ It was not Ok, nor was it representative of this French film which premiered at Sundance. We’ve now updated the pictures and description,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement.
Also Read: 'Cuties' Just Want to Dance in First Trailer for Sundance Darling on Netflix (Video)
The original American poster for “Cuties” issued by Netflix showed the four girls in the film striking suggestive...
- 8/20/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The Sundance drama “Cuties” is a coming-of-age story about a girl from Senegal, but her story is a universal one that shows that we’d all rather dance than have to grow up and face the world.
Netflix picked up the inspiring film “Cuties” out of Sundance from director and writer Maïmouna Doucouré after it won the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category at the festival earlier this year.
In “Cuties,” an 11-year-old girl from Senegal Amy tries to escape family dysfunction by joining a free-spirited dance clique named “Cuties.” The group stands in stark contrast to her mother’s traditional values, and she soon becomes aware of her own femininity well beyond her years through dance. She soon inspires the girls to embrace more sensual dance moves as part of their routine even as she begins to face the realities of growing up, and they hope to...
Netflix picked up the inspiring film “Cuties” out of Sundance from director and writer Maïmouna Doucouré after it won the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category at the festival earlier this year.
In “Cuties,” an 11-year-old girl from Senegal Amy tries to escape family dysfunction by joining a free-spirited dance clique named “Cuties.” The group stands in stark contrast to her mother’s traditional values, and she soon becomes aware of her own femininity well beyond her years through dance. She soon inspires the girls to embrace more sensual dance moves as part of their routine even as she begins to face the realities of growing up, and they hope to...
- 8/18/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
"What are you doing, Amy? Who are you, Amy?" Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for an indie film titled Cuties, which originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film marks the feature directorial debut of French-Senegalese filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré, and it's a French feature that will be available streaming on Netflix in September. Amy, an 11 year old Senegalese girl, tries to escape family dysfunction by joining a free-spirited dance clique named "Cuties," growing up as they become aware of their own femininity through dance. The full cast includes Fathia Youssouf, Médina El Aidi, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah, Myriam Hamma, Demba Diaw, Maïmouna Gueye, and Therese M'Bissine Diop. Early reviews from Sundance say that "Cuties is a contemporary view into a fundamental change of life in a modern world of unknown circumstances and how to survive them." A film that will make you think. Here's the official...
- 8/18/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Cuties
Winner of the Global Filmmaking Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017 for the screenplay of her first feature Cuties (Mignonnes), Maïmouna Doucouré reteamed with producer Bien ou Bien Productions Sylvain De Zangroniz for a debut that pit non-professionals with actress Maïmouna Gueye. Doucouré won both a César, a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and Best International Short at Tiff for her 2015 short film, Maman(s). Doucoure’s cast includes Fathia Youssouf, Medina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas, Myriam Hamma and Maimouna Gueye. Netflix landed the title.
Gist: Co-written by Alice Winocour, Nathalie Saugeon and Valentine Milville, pre-teenager Amy discovers in her new elementary school a group of dancers called “Cuties”.…...
Winner of the Global Filmmaking Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017 for the screenplay of her first feature Cuties (Mignonnes), Maïmouna Doucouré reteamed with producer Bien ou Bien Productions Sylvain De Zangroniz for a debut that pit non-professionals with actress Maïmouna Gueye. Doucouré won both a César, a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and Best International Short at Tiff for her 2015 short film, Maman(s). Doucoure’s cast includes Fathia Youssouf, Medina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas, Myriam Hamma and Maimouna Gueye. Netflix landed the title.
Gist: Co-written by Alice Winocour, Nathalie Saugeon and Valentine Milville, pre-teenager Amy discovers in her new elementary school a group of dancers called “Cuties”.…...
- 1/1/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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