It is an unexpected success. Released in 2018 in French cinemas, "MILF", the feature film directed and worn by Axelle Laffont, is a hit on American Netflix. Included in the catalog on July 17, the film, which follows the story of three forty-year-old women on vacation on the Côte d'Azur having fun flirting with young men, is an astonishing success.
Top 10 of American Netflix
In less than a week, "MILF" has climbed into the top 5 of the most watched films on the platform at Uncle Sam's, and has the luxury of being in the top 10 of several countries. It was even the second most searched movie of the day on July 22. Axelle Laffont can't believe it: "I receive messages from all over the world, from Japan, Brazil, England, Canada… It's completely crazy what I'm going through there!" A great revenge for the director, since when it was released in theaters, her feature film had only accumulated 127,000 admissions at the French box office, ranking 220th for the films of 2018.
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Shunned by the public, but also by critics, obtaining an average rating of 2.7 out of 5 on the Allociné site, the success of "MILF" in several Netflix catalogs once again shows the power of the platform. But to know if Axelle Laffont's revenge is complete, we will have to wait until July 2021, and the film's entry on French Netflix.