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DramaYear2020Duration1h 36mIMDb3.6

Cuties

Drama

Eleven-year-old Amy starts to rebel against her conservative family's traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew.

Trailer

Cast

Maïmouna Doucouré

Director

Fathia Youssouf

Amy

Médina El Aidi-Azouni

Angelica

Esther Gohourou

Coumba

Ilanah Cami-Goursolas

Jess

MH

Myriam Hamma

Yasmine

MG

Maïmouna Gueye

Mariam

Mbissine Thérèse Diop

La tante

DD

Demba Diaw

Ismaël

MS

Mamadou Samaké

Samba

BC

Bilel Chegrani

Walid C.

CB

Canelle Brival

Sweety Swag

JC

Jean-Paul Castro

Frère Angelica

HF

Hakim Ferhi

Vigile laser-game 1

Michael Perez

Vigile laser-game 2

Bass Dhem

El Hadj

TR

Toma Roche

Présentateur concours

NA

Nathalie Afferi

CPE

SR

Séverine Ragé

La prof de maths

Maïmouna Doucouré

Writer

Comments

10 Comments

🤗Mar 21, 2026

user6452378828102Aug 15, 2025

The idea and storyline behind the film itself was good however the director felt to establish the line between 'shock value' and inappropriate. The scenes of the girls dancing provocatively felt uncomfortable and unnecessarily prolonged. The ending fitted nicely with the story line of her battle with tradition and trying to find herself in western society. However the actual content within the film was very disturbing.

familleJul 31, 2024

Mathapelo MampaMay 30, 2023

Poppington_1ZMay 29, 2023

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user9761558442215Nov 22, 2022

This film delves deep into the repercussions of young women being left with little to no guidance other than media, as well as what sexual repression in religion can do to a child entering the beginning stages of puberty. Fighting to be noticed and taken seriously, these young women end up doing the opposite, their acting out can only get them so far and they learn the hard way. We also get a great insight look into bullying culture in the age of social media. It is a cautionary tale with a surprisingly freeing ending.

مواهب كرة القدم ⚽️Nov 22, 2022

If you watch the film with an open mind, it is a very well done critique of our society and our youth is sexualized. Yes, there are uncomfortable scenes in that are very much meant to be uncomfortable to watch as that really is the only way to effectively get the message across.Without those scenes, people would be ignoring this and its very relevant message. The vast majority of the claims I have seen out there are false, as there is no under aged nudity or sex scenes. In fact you can go to Youtube and finds hundreds of videos with far worst sexualization of young girls, often younger than 11, called cheer competitions, as well as there was a reality show I just found out about called Dancing Moms that was far worse as well. There is nothing new in this film, but it wants you notice it and get you thinking about the issue as it points the finger about how society is failing in this area.

farooque10Nov 22, 2022

The idea and storyline behind the film itself was good however the director felt to establish the line between 'shock value' and inappropriate. The scenes of the girls dancing provocatively felt uncomfortable and unnecessarily prolonged. The ending fitted nicely with the story line of her battle with tradition and trying to find herself in western society. However the actual content within the film was very disturbing.

Plam’s mbingaNov 22, 2022

This is a sensitive coming of age film revolving around an 11 year old Senegalese Muslim girl living with her mother in France. It's a very complex situation as Amy seeks social acceptance with 4 other girls of different nationalities and faiths who form a competitive dance team. Throw in the fact that Amy has her first period and that her father (never seen) is back in Senegal preparing to take a second wife. Lots of stress. Amy, as any child, makes a number of mistakes in her life. The highly hyped last competitive dance is totally taken out of context in the current public controversy. Watch the film and you'll see the wonderful resolution. The depiction of different cultures is well developed as are the main characters. Fatima Youssouf (Amy) and Medina El Adi-Azouni (Angelica) give amazing performances as actual 11 year old girls making their first movie. The script is solid and the direction is very very good. This is definitely a PG-13 level film, not an R. Highly recommended. As to the current controversy, people have a valid reason to be angry/disgusted with the way Netflix publicized this film, BUT, in my opinion, that anger/disgust cannot be extended the movie per se when it is considered as a whole work.

Letz83Nov 22, 2022

I just finished watching the film in its entirety. Outside of the dance scenes, this is an incredible film. The acting was amazing and the story was very compelling. I empathize with Amy and her friends. My heart broke for her mother's struggles. The cautionary theme surrounding the effects of technology and social media on pre-teens was on-point. That said, the dance scenes were downright stomach churning and, in my opinion, did not need to be anywhere near as graphic as they were to support the plot. I'm not going to pretend that pre-teen children aren't beginning to discover their sexuality at this age. It's a natural part of life and, in an appropriate fashion, is reasonable to address in a coming-of-age story. But to have child actresses dance more provocatively than many women in music videos crossed the line and ruined the film for me.

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