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Borgen

Borgen

S1 · E1

IMDB:

8.1
Borgen

Released

9/26/2010

Duration

0h 59m

Genre

Drama

Country

Denmark

Cast

Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Mikael Birkkjær

Overview

40-year old political leader Birgitte Nyborg secures her party a landslide victory through her idealism and huge effort, then faces the biggest challenge of her life: how most effectively to use the newly won seats, and how far she is willing to go in order to gain as much influence as possible.

Episodes

Decency in the MiddleEP 1Available

Decency in the Middle

60m8.1

Three days before an election, party leader Birgitte Nyborg shakes up her campaign by denouncing her closest ally, sensitive information about the prime minister's shopping expenses lands in the wrong hands, and the rising star of the evening news is shaken by an unexpected death.

Count to 90EP 2Available

Count to 90

60m7.7

After a successful election, Birgitte Nyborg looks set to become Denmark's first female prime minister, but allies and opponents do their best to block her way.

The Art of the PossibleEP 3Available

The Art of the Possible

60m7.7

A few months into her term the new prime minister faces her first political crisis, and journalist Katrine Fønsmark considers how to deal with her unexpected pregnancy.

100 DaysEP 4Available

100 Days

60m7.9

The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.

Men Who Love WomenEP 5Available

Men Who Love Women

60m7.9

The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.

State VisitEP 6Available

State Visit

60m7.9

An official visit by the president of a former Soviet republic makes headlines when the president demands the arrest of a prominent political activist visiting Denmark at the same time.

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No EvilEP 7Available

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

60m6.9

The discovery of illegal surveillance of a left-wing party brings into question the prime minister's friendship with the party's spokeswoman as well as her faith in her own minister of justice.

The Silly SeasonEP 8Available

The Silly Season

60m7.7

While the prime minister tries to take a family vacation, the publication of a tell-all by a former politician puts spin doctor Kasper Juul on the edge.

Divide and RuleEP 9Available

Divide and Rule

60m6.5

Allegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.

The First Tuesday in OctoberEP 10Available

The First Tuesday in October

60m6.3

A year after taking office, the prime minister's approval ratings are low, her government is in internal conflict, and her marriage is hanging by a thread. As she prepares for another year in parliament, what can be saved?

Cast

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Birgitte Nyborg

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Katrine Fønsmark

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Mikael Birkkjær

Philip Christensen

Mikael Birkkjær

Lars Knutzon

Bent Sejrø

Lars Knutzon

Søren Malling

Torben Friis

Søren Malling

Benedikte Hansen

Hanne Holm

Benedikte Hansen

Emil Poulsen

Magnus Christensen

Emil Poulsen

Thomas Levin

Ulrik Mørch

Thomas Levin

Lisbeth Wulff

Pia Munk

Lisbeth Wulff

Søren Spanning

Lars Hesselboe

Søren Spanning

Pilou Asbæk

Kasper Juul

Pilou Asbæk

Freja Riemann

Laura Nyborg Christensen

Freja Riemann

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