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A young woman pretends to be a celebrated author for six years.
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A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.
"The case of Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy was one of the strangest and most controversial mysteries of the 2000s within the literary world: the author of three shocking novels about real child abuse didn't really exist, but was a pseudonym of writer Laura Albert – and in public, was portrayed by Savannah Knoop, Laura's sister-in-law. Although the peculiar scandal has been previously addressed in documentaries such as 'Author: The JT LeRoy Story', this is the first cinematic dramatization, based on Savannah Knoop's own memoirs 'Girl Boy Girl' and with a screenplay adapted by her. It's not a particularly effective drama, especially when we know the ending, but it presents an interesting case about celebrity cult in our days. The feature also brings two competent and famous actresses: Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern."