Drama ·History · United States of America · 2019 · 1h 45m

J.T. LeRoy

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Director
Justin Kelly
Cast
Kristen Stewart as Savannah Knoop Laura Dern as Laura Albert Diane Kruger as Eva Jim Sturgess as Geoffrey Knoop Courtney Love as Sasha Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Sean
Crew
Bobby Bukowski — Director of Photography Aaron I. Butler — Editor Tim Kvasnosky — Original Music Composer Justin Kelly — Writer Savannah Knoop — Writer Cassian Elwes — Producer
Tagline

Based on the incredible true lie.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer J.T. LeRoy — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on true storyimpersonatorwriterbased on memoir or autobiographymale impersonator
Key Collaborators
Justin Kelly Director Bobby Bukowski Director of Photography Aaron I. Butler Editor Tim Kvasnosky Original Music Composer Justin Kelly Writer Savannah Knoop Writer Cassian Elwes Producer Gary Pearl Producer Dave Hansen Producer Mark Amin Producer Julie Yorn Producer Patrick Walmsley Producer
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