Author: The JT LeRoy Story

(2016)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 31 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2016

Runtime: 110 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Jeff Feuerzeig

Cast: Laura Albert, Bruce Benderson, Panio Gianopoulos, Вайнона Райдер, Ira Silverberg, Savannah Knoop, Courtney Love, Dennis Cooper

Plot

New York magazine’s October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn’t actually exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator, Laura Albert.