To those of you who have seen the movie:
I am truly trying to gather information, but given the reports I have seen, I do not plan to watch this movie since it does sound like child porn to me. It is true that those who have not seen it don’t have all the facts, so I’d appreciate it if you’d address some specifics that are bothering me.
It has been reported that in this movie pre-teen girls imitate the sexualized dances they see in videos, including imitating sex acts. It is also reported that one of the girls exposes her breasts during a dance.
Are these scenes actually in the movie?
If so, it would meet my personal criteria for child porn, and unless Netflix does some serious damage control, my subscription ends.
Another question I have is why the children needed to be pre-teen. Would the story of defying muslim oppression and chasing your dream of being a sexually provocative dancer (as opposed to a ballerina or other more traditional dancer) not have been more appropriate to girls over 18?
Thanks,
O2
The movie portrayed what our youth is exposed to everyday in social media. How youngsters look up to the hip hop culture and even if brought up in a conservative home, wanting to fit in with the cool kids. Ow wow, I wanna be like brittany or miley cyrus and have you seen the kardashians and how they dress.So yes, that’s why they used 11 year olds I fast forwarded through the movie, stopped and listed to the dialogue to get the gist of the movie.