
Desert Hearts
1985


460 votes
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.
Director
Maïmouna DoucouréWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$692K
Production Companies

Right intentions, but rather awful execution. I'll start off by saying I do believe the intentions of the filmmakers were positive. There are undoubtedly minors being exposed to similar themes to that of the film, so it's imperative that people - particularly parents - are made aware of this. With that said, <em>'Cuties'</em> goes about it in entirely the wrong way. The message, which does become clear at the end, is to stop the exploitation of children - yet here they are doing just that. There are scenes and/or camera angles that simply should not have been filmed and shown. There is n…
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If you have this any higher than a 1/10 you are a criminal & the F.B.I will be coming for you shortly.