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Also known as Amy: The Girl Behind the Name
2015 film directed by Asif Kapadia
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7.6A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
Cast
- Amy Winehouse as Self (archive footage)
- Mark Ronson as Self
- Tony Bennett as Self
- Pete Doherty as Self
- Juliette Ashby as Self
- Yasiin Bey as Self
Themes
- jazz
- drug addiction
- rehabilitation
- overdose
- jazz singer or musician
- biography
- addiction
- drug rehabilitation
- drug overdose
- addict
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Asif Kapadia
- Produced by
- James Gay-Rees
- Cinematography
- Matt Curtis
- Edited by
- Chris King
- Music by
- Amy Winehouse Antônio Pinto
- Production companies
- Film4 Krishwerkz Entertainment On the Corner Films Playmaker Films Universal Music
- Distributed by
- Altitude Film Distribution
- Release dates
- 16 May 2015 ( 2015-05-16 ) ( Cannes ) 3 July 2015 ( 2015-07-03 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 128 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3.4 million
- Box office
- $23.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 828907
- Official website
- www.amyfilm.co.uk
- Image
- Amy doc.jpg
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- publication date
- 2015-07-17
- title
- Amy
- box office
- 25000000
- capital cost
- 3100000
- review score
- 85/100
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Amy is a 2015 British documentary film directed by Asif Kapadia and produced by James Gay-Rees. The film covers English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse's life and her struggle with substance abuse, both before and after her career blossomed, and which eventually caused her death.
In February 2015, a teaser trailer based on the life of Winehouse debuted at a pre-Grammys event. David Joseph, CEO of Universal Music UK, announced that the documentary titled Amy would be released later that year. He further stated: "About two years ago we decided to make a movie about her—her career and her life. It's a very complicated and tender movie. It tackles lots of things about family and media, fame, addiction, but most importantly, it captures the very heart of what she was about, which is an amazing person and a true musical genius."