Borgen - Season 1 (Ep. 1-10) - 2-Disc Set ( The Fortress (The Castle) - Season One )

Borgen - Season 1 (Ep. 1-10) - 2-Disc Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Fortress (The Castle) - Season One
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Danish ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
583 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Written By:
Jeppe Gjervig Gram
Tobias Lindholm

Actors:
Sidse Babett Knudsen ..... Birgitte Nyborg Christensen
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen ..... Katrine Fønsmark
Johan Philip Asbæk ..... Kasper Juul (as Pilou Asbæk)
Mikael Birkkjær ..... Philip Christensen
Freja Riemann ..... Laura Christensen
Emil Poulsen ..... Magnus Christensen (as Emil Poulsen Dam)
Ida Dwinger ..... Lisbeth Hesselboe
Jannie Faurschou ..... Yvonne Kjær
Lars Knutzon ..... Bent Sejrø
Peter Mygind ..... Michael Laugesen
Signe Egholm Olsen ..... Anne Sophie Lindenkrone
Dar Salim ..... Amir Dwian
Søren Spanning ..... Lars Hesselboe
Ole Thestrup ..... Svend Åge Saltum
Claus Riis Østergaard ..... Ole Dahl
Benedikte Hansen ..... Hanne Holm
Anders Juul ..... Simon Bech
Thomas Levin ..... Ulrik Mørch
Søren Malling ..... Torben Friis
Patricia Schumann ..... Tanja
Lisbeth Wulff ..... Pia Munk
Kasper Lange ..... Dan
David Leonard ..... Engelsk analytiker #1
Sam Hoare ..... Engelsk analytiker #2
Lola Peploe ..... Burberry ekspedient #1
Natasha Alderslade ..... Burberry ekspedient #2
Helene Reingaard Neumann ..... Smuk ung pige
Morten Brovn Jørgensen ..... Journalist i mængden
Thomas Gaarde ..... TV-journalist fra 2'erne

Synopsis:

Borgen tells about the fight for political power in Denmark today - and about the personal sacrifices and consequences that this fight has for those involved. The central figure is the political leader Birgitte Nyborg, who 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.

Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: Dyden i midten
Original Air Date-26 September 2010
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.
Season 1, Episode 2: Tæl til 90
Original Air Date-3 October 2010
After a successful election, Birgitte Nyborg looks set to become the Denmark's first female prime minister, but allies and opponents do their best to block her way.
Season 1, Episode 3: Det muliges kunst
Original Air Date-10 October 2010
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.
Season 1, Episode 4: Hundrede dage
Original Air Date-17 October 2010
The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.
Season 1, Episode 5: Mænd der elsker kvinder
Original Air Date-24 October 2010
The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.
Season 1, Episode 6: Statsbesøg
Original Air Date-31 October 2010
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.
Season 1, Episode 7: Ikke se, ikke høre, ikke tale
Original Air Date-7 November 2010
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.
Season 1, Episode 8: Agurketid
Original Air Date-14 November 2010
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.
Season 1, Episode 9: Del og hersk
Original Air Date-21 November 2010
Allegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.
Season 1, Episode 10: Første tirsdag i oktober
Original Air Date-28 November 2010
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?

A political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 22 April, 2011.

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