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The Real Michael Jackson

Jacques Peretti goes back to Jackson鈥檚 beginnings, charting his rise and fall and seeking a fuller picture of this complex, contradictory character by exploring the clues that were missed.

Since 2019, the debate about Michael Jackson has intensified, and opinions about how he should be remembered are now more fractured than at any time since his death a decade ago.

In this one-off, feature-length film, Jacques Peretti - who has spent much of his life analysing Jackson, having made three previous films over 15 years - goes back to Jackson鈥檚 beginnings, charting his rise and fall and seeking a fuller picture of this complex, contradictory character by exploring the clues that were missed. He investigates how Jackson become what he was, whether he manipulated his fame and the entertainment machine to conceal the truth and what the audience鈥檚 part was in it all.

What emerges is a fascinating, thoughtful and multi-layered reappraisal of one of the world鈥檚 most famous and controversial artists that investigates what the public failed to see - or were willing to ignore.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 30 Mar 2020 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jacques Peretti
Interviewed Guest Donny Osmond
Interviewed Guest J Randy Taraborrelli
Interviewed Guest Margo Jefferson
Interviewed Guest Kevin Smith
Interviewed Guest Ron Zonen
Composer Alexander Parsons
Producer Shurwin Beckford
Production Manager Michelle Clinton
Production Manager Imogen Stringer
Editor Lennaart van Oldenborgh

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