| She told Deadline: "I received numerous attacks on my character from people who had not seen the film, who thought I was actually making a film that was apologetic about hyper-sexualization of children | We learned that Netflix did indeed commission this poster |
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| It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which won an award at Sundance | Doucouré has made no public statement regarding the controversy, though she's locked her social media down |
Cuties was released in French theaters on August 19 and has not sparked any controversy there.
19| They've now released a new image of the lead actress, Fathia Youssouf, with three other young girls pouting and looking over at her | But that hasn't stopped over 178,000 people from signing the petition or another from gaining over 336,000 signatures |
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| Eager to explore something different from her family's lifestyle, Amy joins the group as they embrace an "increasingly sensual" dance routine in hopes of reaching stardom at a local dance contest | Whether it's a tale of finding yourself as a child, discovering who you want to be as a teen, or realizing what you're meant to do as an adult, people have always been obsessed with the idea of the moments in ways we haven't before |
Because that's what all of this has been: an embarrassing overreaction from people too wrapped up in conspiracy theories who jumped the gun in the name of fighting child sexualization.
20| Related: Now, here's the thing: there are few things so regularly touched upon in all forms of media like | That puts Amy in the center of a conflict between her family's traditional values and the world of modern social media |
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| I should note that Cuties won't premiere in the United States until Sept | Yahoo is part of Verizon Media |
And I hope this nonsense hasn't negatively impacted what is no doubt a promising filmmaking career.
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