
Borgen - Power & Glory(2022)
Foreign Minister Birgitte Nyborg finds her career in jeopardy when a dispute over oil in Greenland threatens to become an international crisis.


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.

Sidse Babett Knudsen
Birgitte Nyborg

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
Katrine Fønsmark

Mikael Birkkjær
Philip Christensen

Lars Knutzon
Bent Sejrø

Søren Malling
Torben Friis

Benedikte Hansen
Hanne Holm

Emil Poulsen
Magnus Christensen

Thomas Levin
Ulrik Mørch

Lisbeth Wulff
Pia Munk

Søren Spanning
Lars Hesselboe
Borgen is a drama series that first aired in 2010 exploring themes of denmark, scandinavia, politics, parliament, politician, government. Created by Camilla Hammerich, it stars Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Mikael Birkkjær. 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.
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