Amy

Also known as Amy: The Girl Behind the Name

2015 film directed by Asif Kapadia

Film · TMDB

7.6

A 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.

Released: 2015-07-02128 minDir: Asif KapadiaDocumentary, MusicBox office: $23.7M

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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

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Article

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."