Netflix's 'Cuties' Director Defends Film Amid Cancel Calls

The director of the controversial Netflix show, "Cuties" on Monday defended her film amid calls to cancel it because of claims it hypersexualizes young women.

"I thought the film would be accepted," Doucouré said. "It played to Sundance and was watched by American people there; I met the public there and they really saw that the film is about a universal issue. It's not about French society — the hyper-sexualization of children happens through social media and social media is everywhere. People [at Sundance] agreed with that."

"We need to protect our children. What I want to is to open people's eyes on this issue and try to fix it," said the filmmaker, adding it is "important and necessary to create a debate and find solutions as filmmakers, politicians, and within the educational system."