Fathia Youssouf is a 18-year-old French actress famed for starring in the 2020 feature movie, Mignonnes (Cuties). She was discovered by the casting director, Tania Arana after Fathia responded to an ad on Facebook. She would later be introduced to the screens and she has so far clinched a number of accolades for her impressive performances.
Born in the year 2006 which makes her 14 years old at the moment and that she was born and raised in Paris, no other personal information can be found about her. The name of her parents, where she lives, the school attends and if she has siblings or not are not made available yet, this could be an attempt to protect her innocence and also keep her away from harm. She is among those nominated for Most Promising Young Actress Cesar of the year 2021 and is also on New York Times list of the 20 best performers in the world.
10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HER
1. She Initially Wanted to be a Journalist
Prior to her audition and acting career, Fathia always wanted to be a journalist and had never received any acting training. However, after her debut in Maïmouna Doucouré’s Mignonnes, Fathia said she wants nothing more than to continue making movies.
2. The ‘Cuties’ is Her First and only Movie so far
Fathia began her career journey in her prime and she has not been featured in so many movies yet. As of the time of writing, she has only 1 movie to her credit. Nonetheless, she has appeared in TV series like Rencontres de cinéma (2021) and La nuit des Césars (2021).
2. Fathia Youssouf was the last person to Audition for Her Debut Movie Role
It was said that at the time auditions were ongoing for Fathia Youssouf’s role in her debut movies, it took the director and its team six months before they found the right person to fit the role of Amy, a Senegalese-French girl with a traditional Muslim upbringing who is caught between traditional Muslim values and Internet culture when she joins a twerking dance crew. She auditioned on the last hour of the last day. Notwithstanding, the auditioning crew immediately knew that they had found the right person for the job.
3. There is much Controversy about Her Debut Movie and the Role She Played
When Cuties was first advertised, it caused a lot of controversy with people airing how irritated and appalled they were to see a supposed 11-year-old showcased in very skimpy clothing and in a very scandalous sexual position
4. Among About 700 Girls Who Auditioned for Her Role, She Was the Only One Fit Enough
Among all the 700 kids who auditioned for the role of Amy, Fathia was the only one considered for the role. It’s almost as if she was born for the role she played and fate took her to the right place and at the right time.
SHE IS FAMOUS ON SOCIAL MEDIA;
She maybe only 14 years old but her name and story has trended a lot on social media especially Instagram, so far she has about 1,100 followers while following 49 accounts herself.
HER MOVIE GINGERED U.S POLITICAL RESPONSE
This Netflix incident also got the U.S Senate concerned to the point where Netflix was invited to discuss the film before Congress. A US Senator Mike Lee went ahead to send a letter to the CEO of Netflix requesting for an explanation. Letters were also sent by other concerned Senators and citizens to the department of justice to enquire whether Netflix and its executives violated any laws as regards to child Pornography.
SHE IS A PRIVATE PERSON
Though the movie ‘Cuties’ has made her stare, Fathia does not seem to share much about her life or better still is not allowed to share personal information about her life probably for the sake of her safety and sanity.
THERE IS A PETITION GOING ON FOR THE CANCELLATION OF HER MOVIE ;
Since the release of her movie in 2020 a lot o people have opened a petition against Netflix to cancel this movie, most people don’t understand the direction to which the movie seeks to go and many are of the opinion that the movie promotes nudity and sexuality of a minor which might promote paedophilia. So far over 3500 signatures have been collected to this effect.
IT WAS ON ACCOUNT OF HER MOVIE THAT THE CLOMOUR ‘BOYCOTTNETFLIX’ STARTED; Operation Boycott Netflix started trending on Twitter after the release of the movie on the 9th of September 2020. Netflix on the other hand has refused to be put in a bad situation for they have made different attempts to convince the public and explain that the movie isn’t what many think it to be, and that the artistry of the cover picture of the movie may have misled many into thinking that. Netflix have since apologised for the adverts and have taken down the photo which have offended so many.
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