Cuties (2020)
August 19, 2020Release Date
Cuties (2020)
August 19, 2020Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Medina El Aidi
Angelica
Fathia Youssouf
Amy
Esther Gohourou
Coumba
Ilanah Cami-Goursolas
Jess
Myriam Hamma
Yasmine
Maïmouna Gueye
Mariam
Mbissine Thérèse Diop
La tante
Demba Diaw
Ismaël
Vincent Vidal
Copain Walid C.
Mamadou Samaké
Samba
Bilel Chegrani
Walid C.
Maïmouna Doucouré
Director
Inès de la Bévière
First Assistant Director
Clémence Stoloff
ADR Supervisor
Zangro
Producer
Nicolas Nocchi
Composer
Yann Maritaud
Cinematographer
Valérie Ranchoux
Costume Design
Stéphane Mazalaigue
Editor
Vincent Cosson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mathilde Van de Moortel
Editor
Damien Aubry
Supervising Sound Editor
Tania Arana
CastingDirector
Kenza Barrah
CastingDirector
Nicolas Fioraso
Foley Artist
Angélique Vergara
CastingDirector
Julie Wassef
ProductionDesigner
François Dupuis
Grip
François-Xavier Walter
Key Grip
Benjamin Fatras
Steadicam Operator
Cyril Bossard
Gaffer
Thomas Walser
'B' Camera Operator
Grégoire Chauvot
Dialogue Editor
Lucie Baudinaud
'B' Camera Operator
Olga Pasternak
ADR Editor
Thibaut Macquart
Assistant Sound Editor
Marc Stef
Second Assistant Camera
Olivier Sarfati
Production Manager
Marie Catanho
Production Secretary
Franck Giraud
Second Assistant Director
Agnes Jeanneau
First Assistant Camera
Rémy Barbot
Electrician
Marietou Ba
Makeup Artist / Hairstylist
Jean-Michel Papazian
Still Photographer
Emma Petroni
Assistant Editor
Luc Serrano
Special Effects Supervisor
Jean-Paul Castro
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 19, 2020
Original NameMignonnes
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Box Office$692,459
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Wiki.
Cuties (French: Mignonnes) is a 2020 French drama film written and directed by Maïmouna Doucouré in her feature directorial debut. The film's ensemble cast is led by Fathia Youssouf who portrays Amy, a Senegalese-French girl with a traditional Muslim upbringing who is caught between traditional Muslim values and Internet culture when she joins a twerking dance crew.
Doucouré was inspired to write the script upon seeing a suggestive youth talent show one day, as well as from her experience as a Senegalese-French person. She said that it is intended to criticise the hypersexualisation of pre-adolescent girls, and that she logged over 18 months of research on the topic. The script later won an award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Casting took six months, with 700 girls being auditioned for the role of Amy. Principal photography took three months, with a psychologist assisting the child actresses throughout.Cuties premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on 23 January, where Doucouré won the Directing Award. It was released in France on 19 August 2020 by BAC Films and internationally on 9 September 2020 on Netflix. While receiving generally positive reviews from critics for its ambition and acting as well as receiving accolades, it became a subject of controversy, starting from Netflix's initial promotional poster that was widely considered inappropriate. The film received polarizing reviews from audiences following its release on Netflix, due in part to sexually suggestive scenes involving the child actors. Cases of review bombs and subscription cancellations surged, emboldened by the hashtag #CancelNetflix, though Netflix has defended the film.