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J.T. LeRoy

"Based on the incredible true lie."

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.

Top Cast

  • Kristen Stewart

    Kristen Stewart

    Savannah Knoop

  • Laura Dern

    Laura Dern

    Laura Albert

  • Diane Kruger

    Diane Kruger

    Eva

  • Jim Sturgess

    Jim Sturgess

    Geoffrey Knoop

  • Courtney Love

    Courtney Love

    Sasha

  • Kelvin Harrison Jr.

    Kelvin Harrison Jr.

    Sean

  • James Jagger

    James Jagger

    Ben

  • Eric Plamondon

    Eric Plamondon

    Gaspard

  • Craig Haas

    Craig Haas

    Ennio

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.

Rating

5.5 / 10
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1 Popular

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