#CancelNetflix campaign heats up over ‘Mignonnes’

Thousands of people launched a call to boycott Netflix on Thursday over the French film “Mignonnes,” angry that its young stars were portrayed in a sexualized way.

The film, known as “Cuties” in English, is directed by French-Senegalese director Maimouna Doucoure, and started streaming September 9. More than 200,000 tweets with the hashtag “#CancelNetflix” became the top trending topic one day later.

A first wave of criticism, in August, led Netflix to withdraw “inappropriate” artwork used to promote the film, which was released in theaters that month in France.

Netflix also said it apologized for having used “inappropriate” images.