J.T. LeRoy

Apr 26, 2019

1h 45m

★ 5.4

Based on the incredible true lie

Overview

A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named JT Leroy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Buffalo Gal Pictures

Estrella Media

Sobini Films

Fortitude International

Crosby Street Films

The Fyzz

J.T. LeRoy Trailers

Cast

Savannah Knoop

Kristen Stewart

Laura Albert

Laura Dern

Eva

Diane Kruger

Geoffrey Knoop

Jim Sturgess

Sasha

Courtney Love

Sean

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

Ben

James Jagger

Gaspard

Eric Plamondon

Ennio

Craig Haas

Darren

Adam Hurtig

Bruce

David Lawrence Brown

Isabelle

Alicia Johnston

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