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.
Directed by Justin Kelly
based on true story
impersonator
writer
based on memoir or autobiography
male impersonator
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2.9 / 5
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Cast
Kristen Stewart
Savannah Knoop
Laura Dern
Laura Albert
Diane Kruger
Eva
Jim Sturgess
Geoffrey Knoop
Courtney Love
Sasha
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Sean
James Jagger
Ben
Eric Plamondon
Gaspard
Craig Haas
Ennio
Adam Hurtig
Darren
David Lawrence Brown
Bruce
Alicia Johnston
Isabelle
Crew
Justin Kelly
Director
Justin Kelly
Writer
Savannah Knoop
Writer
Bobby Bukowski
Director of Photography
Mark Amin
Producer
Savannah Knoop
Author
Bryce Kass
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Popular Reviews
16 reviews
Julie BarnesPRO
7.0★ · 01/05/26
Confusing but overalls goodD
Confusing but overalls goodD
Shay
4.0★ · 06/29/22
In love with Laura Dern bri-ich accent ✨
In love with Laura Dern bri-ich accent ✨
Catherine
6.0★ · 01/13/21
This movie was about as wild as the real lie that it sets out to tell. Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern are fantastic though.
This movie was about as wild as the real lie that it sets out to tell. Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern are fantastic though.
