As ‘Cuties’ Backlash Persists, Netflix Defends Film As “Social Commentary”

Cuties continues to keep Netflix in the spotlight, for reasons other than what was envisioned when the company acquired the French film at Sundance in 2019. Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré, the film (titled Mignonnes in French) takes aim at society’s sexualization of girls, through an ensemble of 11-year-old girls. But some advocacy groups and politicians […]