Tina Turner documentary: When was it released and how can I watch?
BEFORE Tina Turner’s 2023 passing, she released her self-titled documentary, which was essentially her goodbye to the public.
In Tina, she gave Oscar-winning filmmakers Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin one of her final interviews.
When was Tina released and how can I watch it?
Tina Turner’s documentary told her life story and featured interviews with actress Angela Bassett, who played Tina in her biopic, journalist Kurt Loder, playwright Katori Hall, Tina’s husband, Erwin Bach, and Oprah Winfrey, among others.
It was released on HBO on March 27, 2021, and can now be streamed on HBO Max’s new streaming service, Max.
Turner’s story has been told several times before, including in her best-selling memoir I, Tina: My Life Story, and the film adaptation What’s Love Got To Do With It.
What does the documentary discuss?
The documentary addressed Turner’s darker moments including her childhood neglect, horrific spousal abuse, and private suffering.
However, there were more uplifting moments when the film focuses on her journey to freedom, her professional success, and years of public adoration.
The story of Turner’s tumultuous life is no secret to the public but in this film, we hear Turner reflect on her life herself through archival and recent interviews.
After Turner was abandoned by both her parents as a teenager, she auditioned to join Ike Turner and his band, and everything was fine until they married and he started abusing her physically, sexually, and mentally.
She eventually escaped the abusive marriage but she claims she struggled just as hard to escape the story of her abusive marriage as questions about those terrible years followed her.
Turner explains that she thought people might stop asking her about her former husband if they only knew but those stories stuck with her and became part of her legacy.
Turner’s harrowing growth from victimhood to successful rocker chick is what so many people adored about her.
What was Tina Turner’s cause of death?
Just two years after Tina was released, it was announced that Turner had died at the age of 83.
Her representative confirmed the death on May 24, 2023, revealing that she died “peacefully” in her Switzerland home after a “long illness.”
At first, not much was known about Turner’s “long illness” but her representative later told Daily Mail that she had died from natural causes.
Turner was survived by her husband and her children.