‘Backstreet Boys: Show em’ What You’re Made of’ is dark portrait of music industry
Backstreet Boys: Show em’ What You’re Made of
Directed by Stephen Kijak
USA, 2015
At the height of their face The Backstreet Boys represented with their harmonious voices and cherub good looks a newfound idealism in the American landscape. Not without talent, their selling point as much their image as their sound: they were chosen to be branded. Offering context to the tumultuous early years and how their experienced shaped their identity and worth over the years, the new documentary Backstreet Boys: Show em’ What You’re Made of documents the production of a new album from the former boy group.