Cuties

Eleven-year-old Amy lives with her mother and younger brother while the family awaits her father's return from Senegal. Raised with traditional expectations, she is drawn instead to a free-spirited dance group at her school, led by a girl named Angelica. After being rejected at first, Amy works her way into the group and begins exploring a sensual style of dance, unsettling her mother and the values she has been taught. The film follows the tension between Amy's desire to belong and the life her family intends for her.

Cuties is a French drama written and directed by Maïmouna Doucouré, marking her debut as a feature director. Fathia Youssouf plays Amy, with Medina El Aidi, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas, Myriam Hamma and Maïmouna Gueye among the cast. The production was handled by Bien ou Bien Productions and France 3 Cinéma.

The film drew sharply divided responses. On IMDb it holds a rating of 3.6 out of 10 from around 33,000 votes, and on TMDB it sits at 5.1 out of 10 from roughly 485 votes. A critics' rating of 7 out of 10 across about 80 reviews places professional assessment well above the audience scores on both platforms.