Intriguing as it is, the film could have done with more voices and facets and less of what one woman's learned about herself in therapy.
The JT Leroy story is a rich and very perplexing one.
This strange, exasperating documentary reveals the women behind the persona of the bestselling male writer who claimed to be the son of a prostitute.
The levels of deception, delusion and denial were exhausting but they make for a spellbinding documentary.
The ‘truth’ about a fabricated literary sensation is fascinating but leaves much still unresolved.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Tuesday August 9, 2016, until Thursday August 11, 2016. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/