"Based on the incredible true lie."

2019

1h 45m

5.5(101 votes)

Drama

History

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.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Justin Kelly
Written by: Justin Kelly
Savannah Knoop
Produced by: Dave Hansen
Patrick Walmsley

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