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Show Me a Hero
Why this pick
Its intimate, procedural view of municipal power mirrors Borgen’s interest in idealistic leaders discovering how compromise, public pressure, and private strain reshape every decision.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE SERIES
SERIES2010 0h 58m / episode DNK
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Shows like
Borgen
Drama
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Why this pick
A tense, character-first political drama about ambition, loyalty, and compromise, with the same attention to the human cost behind strategic manoeuvring.
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Why this pick
Like Borgen, it finds drama in the collision between governing ideals, relentless negotiations, and the personal lives of people trying to make power serve principle.
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State of Play
Why this pick
This compact British thriller shares Borgen’s grounded institutional atmosphere and moral seriousness, following the uneasy entanglement of politics, media, and personal loyalties.
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Why this pick
Its poised central performance and long-form ethical dilemmas echo Birgitte Nyborg’s balancing act between public scrutiny, professional responsibility, and family life.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Borgen (The Government) is a drama series about the fight for political power – and about the personal sacrifices and consequences this has for those involved on and behind the political stage The central figure is the 40-year old political leader Birgitte Nyborg, who through her idealism and huge effort secures her party a landslide victory and thus 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. Privately, Birgitte leads a happy family life with her husband and two children. She is a woman with a burning commitment, a big heart and little time. Will she be able to be a successful and professional top politician and stay true to herself at the same time?
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Birgitte Nyborg
Mikael Birkkjær
Philip Christensen
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
Katrine Fønsmark
Pilou Asbæk
Kasper Juul
Emil Poulsen
Magnus Christensen
Freja Riemann
Laura Christensen
Søren Malling
Torben Friis
Thomas Levin
Ulrik Mørch