'Cuties': Here's why the controversial Netflix film became a combatant in America's culture war

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'Cuties': Here's why the controversial Netflix film became a combatant in America's culture war
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' 'Cuties' honestly uncomfortable to watch in many places. But that doesn’t mean it’s not important or worthwhile, especially for parents,' writes briantruitt for usatodaylife.

"Cuties” stars Fathia Youssouf as a Senegalese immigrant named Amy who lives with her mom and younger brothers in a lower-class neighborhood in Paris. Her family is going through its own share of turmoil and Amy finds an escape from that when she watches another young girl named Angelica dancing in her apartment building's laundry room like she hasn't got a care in the world.

A series of rebellious moves leads Amy down a rabbit hole of increasingly bad decisions and increasingly suggestive dance moves, so much so that by the time they get to the Big Dance Off, audience members both young and old are turned off by the whole thing.

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