The family of British singer Amy Winehouse
,who died aged 27 from alcohol poisoning
condemned a forth-coming decumentary about
her life as misleading.
Due to premiere at the Cannes film festival ,
"Amy "traces Winehouese's story from her
early career to the fame she won with hits
such as "REHAB'until her death aged 27 in2011
A spokesman for the Winehouse family said they
"would like to disassociate themselves from the
forthcoming film about their much missed and
beloved Amy"
They feel that the film is a missed opportunity
to celebrate her life and talent and that it is both
misleading and contains some basic untruths"
the spokesman said in a statement,
"There are specific allegations made against
family and management that are unfounded
and unbalanced,The family did not make clear
what allegations they objected to.
The documentary is directed by Brit Asif Kapadia
whose film"Senna"about the Brazilian Formula
1 drive won a British Academy Film Award for
best documentary ni 2011.
In a statement ,the team behind the Amy"defended
their work."When we were approached to make
the film ,we came on board with the full backing
of the Winehouse family and we approached the
project with total objectivity ,as with "Senna "the
fimmakers said,
"We conducted in the region of 100 interviews
with people that knew Amy Winehouse ;friends
family former partners and members of the music
industry that worked with her,
"The story that the film tells is a reflection of our
findings from these interviews" AFP
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