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The Danish Girl

Find the courage to be yourself.

7.5(6,036)20151h 59m8

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$15M
Box office
$64.2M
Language
German
  • paris, france
  • based on novel or book
  • denmark
  • copenhagen, denmark
  • artist
  • painter
  • historical fiction
  • art
  • transsexual
  • surgery
  • lgbt
  • mourning

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Tom Hooper

Produced in

Belgium, United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRMill Valley Film Festival8 Oct 2015
    • Theatrical (limited)RNew York / Los Angeles27 Nov 2015
    • TheatricalR22 Jan 2016
    • PhysicalR1 Mar 2016
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical151 Jan 2016
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical26 Dec 2015
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival12 Sept 2015
    • Theatrical (limited)Toronto11 Dec 2015
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical18 Feb 2016
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1820 Jan 2016
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1411 Feb 2016
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical29 Jan 2016
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Digital / OTT18+4 Feb 2016
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical114 Feb 2016
  • EstoniaEE

    • PremiereTallinn Black Nights Film Festival27 Nov 2015
    • Theatrical29 Jan 2016
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-125 Feb 2016

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The Danish Girl was released on 27 November 2015.

Audience reviews

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    Reno

    2/24/2016

    7/10

    > An important biopic, but not inspiring. Before this film hitting the screens, I remember many experts were expecting it doing well at the Oscars. Now it's got 4 Oscar nods, even though it is very sad the movie is a hit and miss. A slipped away opportunity, had a great storyline, but the outcome was decent. An important historical biopic, at least for a certain section of the audience. I respect that, but it did …

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    SodaCreekFilm

    2/2/2017

    "You helped bring Lili to life, but she was always there." _The Danish Girl_ certainly took a long time getting to the big screen. The script went through dozens of iterations after David Ebershoff’s book was first was optioned. The cast changed numerous times. Directors passed it back and forth. Finally, after fifteen years of floating around, Tom Hooper’s film was released. And while the lead performances were b…

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    Filipe Manuel Neto

    11/29/2022

    2/10

    **Highly militant, a more neutral film would have been better.** This is a difficult film to comment on. On the one hand, and speaking exclusively from a technical point of view, it is a really good and well-made film. On the other hand, I have many questions and points of disagreement that prevent me from really approving it. And the reader better be ready to disagree healthily with what I write, because I'm not …

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    kinrich30

    8/30/2026

    7/10

    This an interesting story based closely on real events. It makes you stop and really think about what Trans people really go through. The part that stays with me the most is when she talks about a dream she had near the end of the movie.

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