The Danish Girl

2015 · 1h59 · Film

Directed by Tom Hooper

Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Pip Torrens, Nicholas Woodeson, Amber Heard, Emerald Fennell, Adrian Schiller

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Original language

English

Screenplay

David Ebershoff, Lucinda Coxon

Music

Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography

Danny Cohen

Cast

Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Pip Torrens, Nicholas Woodeson, Amber Heard, Emerald Fennell, Adrian Schiller, Henry Pettigrew, Sophie Kennedy Clark

Updated July 22, 2026

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