Cuties: Netflix responds to accusations of promoting of pedophilia

The image released by Netflix shows the cast of the film "Cuties". Photo: Netflix via AP.

Netizens have come out in numbers to call out Netflix after the company released a new film dubbed Cuties which is alleged to be promoting paedophilia.  

It all began when a poster for the French drama, along with a trailer was released by the giant streaming platform and immediately sparked online disapproval and a petition calling for Netflix to drop it. The image, together with the movie's name and suggestive dance sequences is what seemed to have triggered an online outrage. The film follows an 11-year-old Amy, from Senegal, who is torn between her family's traditional, conservative lifestyle and the escape offered by a free-spirited neighbour Angelica and her dance group. According to creators, it says it’s meant to highlight and tackle the issue of sexualisation of young girls.