Soleil Moon Frye, director of The Carters: Hurts to Love You, hopes others will see a piece of themselves in the Carter family story.

That was her mission, she tells The Hollywood Reporter when setting out to make the film on the family’s battle with mental health and addiction issues.

Frye’s task was also, she says, to help Angel, twin sister of the late Aaron Carter, share her truth after losing three siblings to addiction. Aaron passed from an accidental drowning after taking drugs in November 2022; Leslie and Bobbie Jean (B.J.) from drug overdoses, as well, in 2012 and 2023.

The Paramount+ documentary, streaming Apr. 15, utilizes a wealth of archival footage from home videos and tapes of siblings Nick, Aaron, Leslie, Bobbie Jean and Angel to offer up an intimate glimpse into how the Carter’s dealt with global fame. The two-part doc tracks Nick’s Backstreet Boys stardom,...See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News