Academy Award® winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) star in this remarkable love story inspired by true events from Oscar®-winning director Tom Hooper (The King 's Speech). When Gerda (Vikander) asks her husband Einar Wegener (Redmayne) 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.