Britney Vs Spears

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Britney Vs Spears

2021,

1h 34m,

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The world knows Britney Spears: performer, artist, icon. But in the last few years, her name has been publicly tied to another, more mysterious term: conservatorship. Britney vs Spears tells the explosive story of Britney’s life and her public and private search for freedom. Featuring years-long investigative work, exclusive interviews and new documents, this Netflix feature film paints a thorough portrait of the pop star’s trajectory from girl next door to a woman trapped by fame and family and her own legal status. It shows Britney’s life without utilizing the traumatic images that have previously defined her. Director Erin Lee Carr (How To Fix a Drug Scandal, Dirty Money) and journalist Jenny Eliscu work to delve deep into the tangled history of the conservatorship that has been in place for over 13 years. The film weaves a shocking timeline of old and new players, secret rendezvous and Britney’s behind the scenes fight for her own autonomy. Text messages and a voicemail as well as new interviews with key players make clear what Britney herself has attested: the full story has yet to be told.

Alessa Dominguez

BuzzFeed News

Apr 5, 2022

Netflix’s Britney vs. Spears raises lingering questions more directly than even Framing Britney Spears did.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Oct 4, 2021

It's willing to have a much more emotional to Britney Spears and how heartbreaking it is to watch her suffer.

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

Oct 1, 2021

The greatest lesson of "Britney vs Spears" might be how exploitable the role of conservator can become.

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Olive St. Sauver

But Why Tho?

Feb 4, 2023

6/10

[Britney Vs Spears] raises good points but feels like it is missing something unless viewers come into it already aware of certain information. In the increasingly large amount of coverage on the Spears conservatorship, this one is just…okay.

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Milana Vujkov

Lola On Film

Oct 20, 2021

2/5

Unfortunately, it does not get any closer to the human being that lives behind that perfect smile than an upset, well-meaning article in a fanzine would.

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Oct 15, 2021

3/5

This is advocacy more than reporting, but if you're just interested in perspectives on what has happened to the star over the last two decades, you'll certainly find them here.

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The world knows Britney Spears: performer, artist, icon. But in the last few years, her name has been publicly tied to another, more mysterious term: conservatorship. Britney vs Spears tells the explosive story of Britney’s life and her public and private search for freedom. Featuring years-long investigative work, exclusive interviews and new documents, this Netflix feature film paints a thorough portrait of the pop star’s trajectory from girl next door to a woman trapped by fame and family and her own legal status. It shows Britney’s life without utilizing the traumatic images that have previously defined her. Director Erin Lee Carr (How To Fix a Drug Scandal, Dirty Money) and journalist Jenny Eliscu work to delve deep into the tangled history of the conservatorship that has been in place for over 13 years. The film weaves a shocking timeline of old and new players, secret rendezvous and Britney’s behind the scenes fight for her own autonomy. Text messages and a voicemail as well as new interviews with key players make clear what Britney herself has attested: the full story has yet to be told.

Director: Erin Lee Carr
Producer: Kate Barry
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2021
Runtime: 1h 34m

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