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Mignonnes (VOSTA)
Location
Main screening room
Date
June 12th, 2021
Admission
Program not suitable for minors under 17 years of age
Duration
96 min
Cycle
Black at the camera

The recurrent cycle Noir.e.s à la caméra allows us to discover works directed or produced by African or Afrodescendant filmmakers throughout the history of cinema.

Veuillez noter que cette projection est malheureusement annulée.

Cuties
Directed by
Maïmouna Doucouré
Language
VOSTA
Actors
Fathia Youssouf, Médina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou
Origins
France
Year
2019
Duration
96 min
Genre
Drama
Format
DCP
Synopsis

Amy, an 11-year-old girl, joins a group of dancers named "the cuties" at school, and rapidly grows aware of her burgeoning femininity - upsetting her mother and her values in the process.

Cuties

Trailer in french. The movie will be presented with english subtitles.

Awards

Maïmouna Doucouré

Maïmouna Doucouré (born 1985) is a French film director and screenwriter. She made her feature film directorial debut with Cuties in 2020 and became a popular and controversial figure globally after the film's international release on Netflix. On 8 March 2019 coinciding with the International Women's Day, she received the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women from the Academy Women's Initiative. (Wikipedia)

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