The Danish Girl

Released Date
November 27, 2015
Distributor
Focus Features
Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$11,114,018 + $53,077,505 = $64,191,523
38
Amber Heard

as Ulla Paulson (Anna Larssen)

42
Eddie Redmayne

as Einar Wegener / Lili Elbe (Lili Elvenes)

35
Alicia Vikander

as Gerda Wegener (née Gottlieb)

43
Ben Whishaw

as Henrik Sandahl (Claude Lejeune)

46
Matthias Schoenaerts

as Hans Axgil (Fernando Porta)

38
Emerald Fennell

as Elsa

60
Adrian Schiller

as Rasmussen

About The Danish Girl

A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

About

Romantic drama from Tom Hooper loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. It is based on the 2000 fictional novel of the same name by David Ebershoff.

Trivia

Alicia Vikander won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress while her partner in the film, Eddie Redmayne, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.