In the new documentary, "Amy," Mitch Winehouse claims that filmmakers depicted him and Amy's ex-husband as "villains." Bafta-winner, Asif Kapadia, who directed the film, says he's "not trying to make a villain out of anyone."
BBC's Newsbeat reported that Amy's father slammed the documentary director for making him appear like an irresponsible father, without including much of his concern towards his daughter in the film. "It's a two-hour film and you can't put everything in, but there's a got to be an element of balance and there isn't any."
Mr. Winehouse also added that Amy's ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil also bears the same portrayal.
"I don't think I ruined her," said Blake in his The Times magazine interview. "I think we found each other and certain people need to realise that she did have other addictions before she met me."
The five-time Grammy winner, who died at the age of 27 in July 2011 due to alcohol poisoning, inspired filmmakers to produce a documentary, telling her controversial story from her teenage years starting out in the music business until her last weeks before she died.
After two and a half years in the making, the film included cuts from "thousands of hours of material" and never-before-seen footage of the singer making music, live performances, and personal struggles.
Described as "stunning," "powerful," and "brilliant" by film critics, director, Kapadia, believes this is his best depiction of the legendary music artist.
"From the people who have seen it, who knew her, just about everyone says they feel it's an honest portrait of Amy," he stated.
"In the early days you get to know the real Amy, the real girl who she was before she became famous, before the hit record, before it all kind of turned dark."
The film director also added that Amy wrote "Back to Black" after her split with Blake and "that's the interesting thing."
Surprised by Amy's brilliant writing, the director included her song lyrics on the screen for people to appreciate more of her words in addition to her voice.
"Amy" hits the cinemas on July 3rd worldwide.
