Netflix Responds As ‘Cuties’ Sparks Online Backlash, Viewers Accuse Film Of Sexualizing Young Children

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Who would have thought a small, indie French film would cause a worldwide uproar? Alas, that’s exactly what has happened with the new feature, “Cuties,” which has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past couple of weeks. While the feature was acclaimed coming out of its Sundance debut earlier this year (it even won an award for its director), when Netflix released marketing for the film, featuring young pre-teen girls in tight clothes, social media went crazy saying the film was somehow inappropriate for viewers and should be banned.

Cuties director Maïmouna Doucouré has defended her Netflix film amid a potential US government investigation.The film, which won a directing award at Sundance but has been the subject of controversy since its release on September 9, is still at the centre of debates about the sexualisation of children.“It’s because I saw so many things and so many issues around me lived by young girls, that I decided to make this film and sound an alarm and say we need to protect our children,” Doucouré explained at a Toronto International Film Festival panel (per The Hollywood Reporter).She added: “It’s bold, it’s feminist, but it’s so important and necessary to create debate and try to find solutions, for me as an artist, for politicians and parents.

The director of controversial Netflix film Cuties has defended her work, calling it feminist.

Maimouna Doucouré is speaking out following the massive backlash her movie, Cuties, is getting.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Cuties” filmmaker Maimouna Doucouré says that Netflix’s initial marketing campaign opened up the film to a level of criticism that it didn’t receive after its Sundance Film Festival debut in January, and that she’s fighting “the same fight” as her critics.Speaking on Monday as part of a virtual 10 Talents to Watch panel hosted by French promotion organization UniFrance, Doucouré highlighted the streaming giant’s early artwork, which depicted the film’s central characters wearing revealing dance outfits and posing provocatively.

Cuties director Maïmouna Doucouré has defended her French indie film on Netflix from accusations that it hyper-sexualizes prepubescent girls, as she argued her directorial debut aimed at social commentary and change. "It's because I saw so many things and so many issues around me lived by young girls, that I decided to make this film and sound an alarm and say, 'We need to protect our children,'" Doucouré told a TIFF panel on French filmmakers Monday.

Netflix has defended the controversial film Cuties as “a social commentary against the sexualisation of young children”, and encouraged people to watch the movie before passing judgment.