SYNOPSIS:
The true story of the literary phenomenon, who was actually not a troubled young man, but a middle-aged woman working with the aid of her partner’s androgynous sister.
The story of
JT LeRoy is a truly fascinating one, particularly in an era that has seen phrases like “fake news” and “alternative facts” burst into the public arena. Against that landscape, the true story of a cult of personality that sprung up around an entirely artificial pseudonymous character is ample fodder for a big screen adaptation. Justin Kelly’s fourth feature casts an engrossing eye over this famous fraud, and the people behind it.