In France, where the film was released in theaters on Aug. While researching the film, Doucouré became concerned about how social media pressures children to dress provocatively, she said. What am I seeing?’” Many of the children’s parents, who were also watching the show, wore traditional religious dress, she added, and the culture shock fascinated her. At home, Amy has to please her mother, a Muslim from Senegal, but she’s drawn to a group of friends who have their own dance troupe.ĭoucouré said in June during an interview at the Sundance Film Festival that the idea for “Cuties” partly came to her after she attended an event in Paris, where she watched a group of 11-year-olds performing a highly sexualized dance. Doucouré’s debut feature, it follows the story of 11-year-old Amy (Youssouf) as she struggles to find her place in life. The film itself - released as “Mignonnes” in France - has not caused any such rows. In 2018, Netflix complied with a request from the Saudi Arabian government and removed an episode of the show “Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj” from the platform in that country because it included criticism of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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In July, it canceled production of a series in Turkey after authorities refused it a permit because the show included a gay character. The change to the artwork is only the latest example of Netflix facing pressure to remove content from its streaming platform on moral grounds. “Netflix just normalized pedophilia,” one QAnon-supporting Facebook page posted on Friday. “TAKE IT DOWN WE HAVE THE SCREENSHOTS,” it added.Ĭalls to remove the film have gained particular traction among supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory, who believe top Democrats and celebrities like the artist Marina Abramovic are behind a global child trafficking ring.
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“THIS PROBLEM ISNT THE ARTWORK ITS THE FACT ITS ABOUT TWERKING ELEVEN YEAR OLDS FOR ADULT VIEWING PLEASURE,” read an update to the petition, posted on Thursday. One online petition, which had over 170,000 signatures on Friday, urged Netflix not to release it. 9, to be deleted from the streaming service. Some are still calling for the film, scheduled to land on Netflix on Sep.
Doucouré was named best director in the world cinema category at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and received a special mention at this year’s Berlinale festival in Germany. The complaints - posted in part by followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory - may have come as a surprise to some, given that “Cuties,” the debut feature by Maïmouna Doucouré, has been praised for questioning how society and social media pressure young children into acting in sexually explicit ways.
Now, the promotional image shows the lead actress, Fathia Youssouf, looking over her shoulder. Netflix’s original artwork promoting “Cuties” on the streaming service featured a picture of four young girls posed provocatively, some twerking while wearing hot pants. We’ve now updated the pictures and description.” “It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which won an award at Sundance. “We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for ‘Cuties,’” a spokeswoman for Netflix said. LONDON - Netflix has changed the promotional image for “Cuties,” an award-winning French film, after it was accused of sexualizing girls.