Who is Medina El Aidi? Here's All you need to know about the 'Cuties' actor

recent French film on Netflix Cuties caused quite a stir since film’s trailer and posters were released by streaming giant. Upon release of its trailer, many netizens thought that film was hyper-sexualising young children. Hence, #BoycottNetflix h started trending on Twitter.

However, after film arrived on platform on September 9, some internet users took to Twitter and expressed that film was actually good and was being misunderstood because of Netflix’s b marketing. 

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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 Medina El Aidi?”

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Who is Medina El Aidi?

French actor Medina El Aidi-Azouni plays second le in Netflix film Cuties. According to a report in Hollywood Reporter, French actor is born and brought up in Paris. Media bagged le role in Maïmouna Doucouré’s director debut at just 12 years of . Cuties on Netflix is Medina El Aidi’s debut film as she is seen playing Angelica in film. Angelica in Cuties is t only Amy’s hyperactive neighbour but also part of a twerking clique of pre-teen girls.

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‘Cuties’ and Controversy

Cuties did t cause much of a stir when coming of satirical drama film released in atres in France on August 19. It’s Sundance premiere was very uncontroversial as well. However, story was different when filmmakers braced to release movie on Netflix and me it available internationally. 

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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.