Amy Winehouse's Documentary Premieres at Cannes
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The documentary directed by Asif Kapadia shows the dark side of the late rocker's fame.

AceShowbiz - A documentary of Amy Winehouse called "Amy" was premiered at the 2015 Cannes International Film Festival on Saturday, May 16. The Asif Kapadia-directed movie showed the dark side of the late rocker's fame.

At one point in the movie, Amy, who died at the age of 27 from alcohol poisoning in 2011, confessed that she didn't think she could handle fame. "I don't think I'm going to be at all famous," a teenage Amy said, "I don't think I could handle it."

Amy's parents also appeared in the film but they criticized it, calling it "unbalanced." A spokesperson for the parents said they did not plan to attend the premiere. The parents claimed the documentary suggested the family did too little to help Amy overcome her addictions. According to the rep, the parents "would like to disassociate themselves from the forthcoming film about their much missed and beloved Amy."

The rep added, "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."

But the director defended his portrayal of Amy in the documentary. Asif, who interviewed 80 of the late rock singer's friends, family, collaborators for the project, told The Telegraph, "The film's about Amy. That is the idea; to tell people who she was and what was going on in her life. That was the intention."

"The film had to be honest to her. And that's what we've tried to do. It wasn't the intention to upset anyone but just to show what was going on in her life," the director added, "There was a lot of turmoil; there was a lot of stuff going on in her life - that's why things turned out the way they did."

"Amy" is due to be released in the U.S. on July 3.

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