Late British singer Amy
Winehouse's family have criticised a documentary about the singer which is due
to be shown at next month's Cannes Film Festival according to report.
The film, called Amy, traces Winehouse's story from her early career to the fame she won with hits such as Rehab, until her death aged 27 in July 2011.
The film, called Amy, traces Winehouse's story from her early career to the fame she won with hits such as Rehab, until her death aged 27 in July 2011.
In a statement, a spokesman
for the Winehouse family said they "would like to disassociate themselves
from the forthcoming film about their much missed and beloved Amy",
claiming that it is "misleading and contains some basic untruths".
The statement said the film
suggested family members did too little to help the singer.
Winehouse, whose 2006 album
Back To Black won five Grammy awards, had battled drug and alcohol abuse for
several years.
The family statement said
the movie did not reflect the "huge effort from all concerned to help Amy
at all stages".
"Fundamentally, the
Winehouse family believes that the film does a disservice to individuals and
families suffering from the complicated affliction of addiction," it
added.
But the filmmakers have hit
back, saying in a statement that they began work with "total
objectivity" and the support of the Winehouse family.
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