'It's misleading and contains basic untruths': Amy Winehouse's father Mitch is 'furious' with new documentary about his late daughter
The father of the late Amy Winehouse has blasted an upcoming big-screen documentary about his late daughter’s life, branding the film as ‘misleading.’
The British songstress died from alcohol poisoning nearly four years ago at her home in London at the age of just 27.
The film, titled Amy and directed by BAFTA award-winning Asif Kapadia, will no longer have the full support of ex-cabbie Mitch and the rest of the Winehouse family as they believe they have not been portrayed in the right light, according to The Sun's Natalie Edwards.
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'It's misleading and contains basic untruths': The father of the late Amy Winehouse has blasted the upcoming big-screen documentary about his tragic daughter’s life
In a statement released to MailOnline, a representative for the family said: ‘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.
‘There are specific allegations made against family and management that are unfounded and unbalanced.
‘The narrative is formed by the testimony of a narrow sample of Amy’s associates, many of whom had nothing to do with her in the last years of her life.’
Amy was seen as one of the most talented musicians of her generation, and her albums - with songs such as Valerie, You Know I'm No Good and Rehab - sold in their millions.
Earlier this month, a preview of the trailer was released, showing the six-time Grammy-Award winner in her younger days discussing her misgivings about fame.
‘I don't think I'm going to be at all famous, I don't think I could handle it. I would probably go mad,’ she says in the first glimpse of AMY, which uses previously unseen footage and unheard tracks.
The footage also features a clip of young Amy singing and smiling towards the camera and talking about her career while a version of her hit Back To Black plays in the background.
'Singing has always been important to me, but I never thought I'd end up singing or be a singer. I just thought I'm lucky that it's something I can always do if I want to,I'm so lucky like that,' she says over a montage of home videos and footage from throughout her life.
'I felt that at the time there was nothing really new, that really represented me or the way I felt so I just really started writing,' Amy explains in one old interview, before the beehive and the worldwide acclaim.
'I wouldn't write anything unless it was directly personal to me or I'd feel that I wouldn't be able to tell the story right.'
Using soundbites from Amy's early career works to portray her as an unlikely star, unsure of the musical world of fame and excess.
Tragic: The British songstress died from alcohol poisoning nearly four years ago at her home in London at the youthful age of 27
Big expectations: The film, titled Amy, has been directed by BAFTA award-winning Asif Kapadia
'I'm not a girl trying to be a star or trying to be anything besides a musician,' Winehouse says through archival footage. 'I don't think I'm gonna be at all famous. I don't think I could handle it. I'd probably go mad.'
It was following the release of her Grammy-winning breakout album Back To Black in 2006 that Amy's life began to deteriorate and descend into alcohol and narcotic abuse.
The highly-anticipated movie will debut at the Cannes Film Festival next month and is due to hit cinemas on July 3.
MailOnline has contacted a spokesperson for Asif Kapadia for further comment.
Coming soon: The highly-anticipated movie will debut at the Cannes Film Festival next month and is due to hit cinemas on July 3
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