Experience the life behind the lyrics. Marisa Abela is Amy Winehouse in Back to Black, only in theaters May 17. Watch the trailer now. | Focus Features

"Go see it." 👀 The cast and director of Back to Black, Sam Taylor-Johnson's brand new Amy Winehouse biopic, have defended the film amid controversy. Many criticised the movie for supposedly coming too soon after the singers tragic death in 2011, when Amy was just 27 years old and at the peak of her career. Others accused the filmmakers of profiting from the tragedy surrounding Amy's story. ‌Director Sam Taylor-Johnson, speaking exclusively to Metro, told haters to, simply, 'go see it' before pa