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JT LeRoy

Based on Savannah Knoops memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy, this captivating true story goes beyond the headlines to tell the story of the most compelling literary hoax of recent times. Laura Albert (Laura Dern) writes as her avatar, a disenfranchised young queer man named JT LeRoy. When her debut novel becomes a best-seller and JT becomes the darling of the literary world, she comes up with a unique solution to preserve her anonymity but give life to her nom-de-plume. Enter her boyfriends androgynous fun-loving sister Savannah Knoop (Kristen Stewart), who connects with Lauras punk, feminist, outsider universe and agrees to be JT in the public eye. Together, they embark on a wild ride of double lives, infiltrating the Hollywood and literary elite, only to discover who they are while pretending to be someone else.

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Based on Savannah Knoops memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy, this captivating true story goes beyond the headlines to tell the story of the most compelling literary hoax of recent times. Laura Albert (Laura Dern) writes as her avatar, a disenfranchised young queer man named JT LeRoy. When her debut novel becomes a best-seller and JT becomes the darling of the literary world, she comes up with a unique solution to preserve her anonymity but give life to her nom-de-plume. Enter her boyfriends androgynous fun-loving sister Savannah Knoop (Kristen Stewart), who connects with Lauras punk, feminist, outsider universe and agrees to be JT in the public eye. Together, they embark on a wild ride of double lives, infiltrating the Hollywood and literary elite, only to discover who they are while pretending to be someone else.

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Product Details

Format
DVD
Genre
Drama, Biography
Rating
M, Sex Scenes/Sexual References & Offensive Language
Year
2018
Total Runtime
1h 48m
Directors
Justin Kelly
Cast
Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Jim Sturgess, Diane Kruger, Kelvin Harrison Jr., James Jagger, Courtney Love, David Lawrence Brown, Alicia Johnston, Eric Plamondon, Craig Haas, Adam Hurtig, Will Woytowich, Bobby Robidoux, Sarah Constible
Aspect Ratio
16:9, 16:9 Enhanced, Widescreen
Audio
Dolby Digital
Dubbed Languages
English

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