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Cuties(Mignonnes)

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France · 2020
Rated NC-17 · 1h 36m
Director Maïmouna Doucouré
Starring Fathia Youssouf Abdillahi, Medina El Aidi, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas
Genre Drama

Caught between the traditionalism of her Muslim upbringing and a hypersexual Internet culture, Amy, an 11-year-old girl, joins a twerking clique named "Cuties" at her school, and rapidly grows aware of her burgeoning femininity – upsetting her mother and her values in the process.

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Film Threat by

The performance of Fathia Youssouf is impressive as she transforms her diminutive, naïve self into a towering force.

50

Variety by Amy Nicholson

Cuties' job is to coil the contrasting messages and spin them until her lead falls down dizzy, which can make the film feel as subtle as a headache.

60

New York Magazine (Vulture) by Bilge Ebiri

Cuties is not a blunt screed or a finger-wagging cautionary tale in either direction — which is one reason why anyone watching the film looking for clear messages about right and wrong is bound to be disappointed, maybe even outraged.

90

TheWrap by Carlos Aguilar

Bolstered by an infectiously reckless joie de vivre and artfully handled hard-hitting truths, Cuties diffuses the impulse to dismiss it as just one more example of a trend.

60

The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney

Writer-director Maïmouna Doucouré's captivating but structurally shaky first feature is stronger on setup than development or payoff, becoming less controlled as its opposing forces of tradition and rebellion collide.

80

Los Angeles Times by Justin Chang

Society’s rampant sexualization of preadolescent girls is one topic that Doucouré subjects to tough critical scrutiny; she’s made an empathetic and analytical movie, not an exploitative one.

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IndieWire by Kate Erbland

Although Doucouré steeps Cuties in emotion and experience, she abandons its grace to make crazier gestures.

75

Slant Magazine by Pat Brown

Maïmouna Doucouré has a remarkable grasp of the irrationality and volatility of middle-school social dynamics.

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