The streaming platform came under fire for artworkAddressing the backlash, Netflix tweeted: ‘We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for Mignonnes/Cuties.
‘It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which won an award at Sundance. We’ve now updated the pictures and description.’The film follows 11-year-old Amy, a Senegalese Muslim immigrant who becomes obsessed with, and secretly joins, a dance troupe., Amy and her ‘Cuties’ could be seen wearing booty shorts and crop tops, with knee pads, as they cut sexy dance poses under the backdrop of stage lights, which has caused a great deal of outrage on social media.
We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for Mignonnes/Cuties. It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which won an award at Sundance. Weâve now updated the pictures and description.In comparison, the French poster shows the four protagonists laughing and dancing, toting shopping bags – albeit wearing bras and underwear over their clothes, but appearing more lighthearted.
Starring Fathia Youssouf as Amy, the film premiered at this year’s Sundance festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, winning a Directing Jury Award.
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