Who is Fathia Youssouf? Know All About the lead actor in Netflix's 'Cuties'

Netflix’s Cuties is recent French film on platform which caused quite a stir since release of its trailer and posters. Upon release of its trailer, many netizens thought that film was hyper-sexualising young children. Hence, #BoycottNetflix h started trending on Twitter. film released on Netflix on September 9, and upon seeing it some internet users took to Twitter and expressed that film was actually good and was being misunderstood because of Netflix’s b marketing. While ors are still whipping up criticism for film.

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Helmed by French-Senegalese director Maïmouna Doucouré, film stars child actor Fathia Youssouf in le role. Or actors in film are Médina El Aidi-Azouni, Esr Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas and Maïmouna Gueye. Cuties on Netflix has featured many new actors on screen and fans are curious to get to kw se new faces. Re on to find out, “Who is Fathia Youssouf?”

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Who is Fathia Youssouf?

Fathia Youssouf is a French-Senegalese actor who plays le role of Amy in Netflix film Cuties. French actor bagged le role in Maïmouna Doucouré’s director debut at just 13 years of . Cuties on Netflix is Fathia Youssouf’s debut film. 

Fathia plays role of  Amy, an 11-year-old Senegalese Muslim girl living in a Parisian suburb, with her immigrant family. Amy is caught between her tritional values and internet culture. Upon meeting her free-spirited neighbour Angelica and her friends Amy joins pre-teen group of girls who are late getting into twerking. This ult-style dance troupe has contrasting fortunes and characteristics to Mariam's religious customs and values but she joins m anyway.

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‘Cuties’ and t-so-Cute Controversy

Upon its release in France on August 19, Cuties did t cause much of a stir. It’s Sundance premiere was very uncontroversial as well. However, coming of drama film whipped a huge controversy when its Netflix trailer and poster was released. 

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Upon trailer release, a Twitter user expressed that a movie titled Cuties and featuring 11-year-old girls twerking is going to be problematic. Ar Twitter user commented saying that Netflix’s decision to feature Cuties on its platform is “corporate paedophilia”. Many netizens commented saying that poster of film was shocking and disgraceful. Netflix issued a sincere apology for artwork it created to market Cuties. However,#CancelNetflix is still trending on Twitter in United States since its release.