Winehouse Family Slam 'Misleading' Amy Film

Amy Winehouse's family have condemned a documentary about the singer which is due to be shown at next month's Cannes Film Festival.

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.

They said the documentary was the result of interviews with about 100 people who knew the singer, including "friends, family, former partners and members of the music industry that worked with her".

The documentary, directed by Asif Kapadia, is among the films that will be shown at the industry get-together in the south of France from 13 May.

Kapadia has already won wide acclaim with his documentary Senna, about the Brazilian Formula 1 driver.