The read
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A feature documentary about the writer JT LeRoy - Ethically charged, controversial, and confusing, JT’s life and death sprang open a Pandora’s box of powerful questions about literature and culture, identity and celebrity, and the reality of the society we live in. Fraud? Art? Mental illness? Complicity? The Cult of JT Leroy will be a testament to this bizarre and elaborate story that has captured the attention and fascination of the world’s media, and perplexes to this day.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Marjorie SturmDirector
- Ernesto Diaz-InfanteOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Savannah KnoopSelf
- Asia ArgentoSelf
- Lilly BrightSelf
- Bruce BendersonSelf
- Dennis CooperSelf
- Jeffrey Kusama-HinteSelf
- Laura AlbertSelf
- Caveh ZahediSelf
- Charles B. WesslerSelf
- Ira SilverbergSelf
Stills
Themes
woman director