Story Line
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.
“Find the courage to be yourself.”
Top Cast
Eddie Redmayne
Lili
Alicia Vikander
Gerda
Matthias Schoenaerts
Hans
Ben Whishaw
Henrik
Sebastian Koch
Warnekros
Pip Torrens
Dr. Hexler
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Rating
7.5/ 10
Release Date
2015-11-27
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Drama
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7/10
•2/24/2016> An important biopic, but not inspiring.
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SodaCreekFilm
No rating•2/2/2017
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•11/29/2022**Highly militant, a more neutral film would have been better.**
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