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Borgen

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Internationally acclaimed Danish political drama from the producers of The Killing

Power always has a price. Danish prime minister Birgitte Nyborg unexpectedly wins office and grapples with the choices she faces to keep it. Complex, compelling drama.

Borgen: 89,000 Children

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Peter Mygind

Borgen: Series 2: Episode 1: 89,000 Children

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Prime minister Nyborg visits the Danish troops in Afghanistan.

Danish political drama series. Prime minister Nyborg visits the Danish troops in Afghanistan. During her short stay, five soldiers are killed by the Taliban.

Birgitte Nyborg has now been prime minister for almost two years - a respected politician, wise in the ways of the political gambit. She is visiting soldiers stationed in Afghanistan when their encampment comes under attack, claiming the lives of several soldiers. The time has come to choose - send the troops home or stage a counter attack. 

Katrine Fonsmark, now a reporter at Ekspres, approaches the father of one of the fallen soldiers in order to write a story. Kasper Juul divides his time between his job as the PM's spin doctor and his new girlfriend who is a journalist.

In Danish with English subtitles.

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