J.T. LeRoy

Name: J.T. LeRoy
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2019-04-26
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess

2019 · 1h 45m · Drama, History · United States of America · Rated R (US)

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.

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Justin Kelly

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Justin Kelly, Savannah Knoop

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Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess

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