J.T. LeRoy
“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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Cast
36 people
Kristen Stewart
Savannah Knoop
Known for
Twilight
Snow White and the Huntsman
Laura Dern
Laura Albert
Known for
Jurassic Park
Big Little Lies
Diane Kruger
Eva
Known for
National Treasure
Inglourious Basterds
Jim Sturgess
Geoffrey Knoop
Known for
21
Geostorm
Courtney Love
Sasha
Known for
Man on the Moon
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Sean
Known for
Mufasa: The Lion King
Waves
James Jagger
Ben
Known for
The Deep House
Vinyl
Eric Plamondon
Gaspard
Also in
Riverside Queerness
Cruising in Gomorrah
Craig Haas
Ennio
Known for
Good Boys
Adam Hurtig
Darren
Known for
Ghostland
Cult of Chucky
David Lawrence Brown
Bruce
Known for
Orphan: First Kill
The Grudge
Alicia Johnston
Isabelle
Known for
Ghostland
Orphan: First Kill
Justin Kelly Director · Savannah Knoop Writer Tim Kvasnosky Composer
Budget $2M · United States release April 26, 2019 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Buffalo Gal Pictures
Production
Estrella Media
Production
Sobini Films
Production
Fortitude International
Production
Crosby Street Films
Production
The Fyzz
Production
LBI Entertainment
Production
The Fyzz Facility Film One
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 2018
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · April 26, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · April 26, 2019
Digital
Denmark
April 26, 2019 · Limited theatrical
France
October 15, 2020
Germany
July 22, 2021 · Physical
Greece
May 9, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 16, 2019 · Digital
Japan
February 14, 2020 · Digital
South Korea
January 21, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 26, 2021 · Digital · Lesflicks VOD
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