Mediagazer: Cuties, a French film released in the US this week, triggers a backlash against Netflix by critics who say the film overly sexualizes children (Todd Spangler/Variety)

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Cuties, a French film released in the US this week, triggers a backlash against Netflix by critics who say the film overly sexualizes children — Controversial French film “Cuties” — about a young Senegalese girl in Paris who joins a “free-spirited dance clique” to escape family dysfunction …

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