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The Cult of JT LeRoy

The Cult of JT LeRoy

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 14, 2014

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

53%

Original Title

The Cult of JT LeRoy

Director

Marjorie Sturm

Description

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.