State Visit

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Episode 6 of 10, Borgen, Series 1

Duration: 1 hour

Danish drama series about the fight for political power - and the personal sacrifices and consequences this has for those involved on and behind the political stage.

Birgitte faces her first state visit, as the president of the former Soviet republic Turgistan comes to take over the chairmanship of an international board and announces his intention to invest one billion euros in Danish wind turbine technology. However, the simultaneous arrival of a renowned Turgistani poet and dissident places Birgitte in the middle of a significant, escalating conflict. She also faces conflict at home as her father becomes an unwelcome guest in the eyes of her husband.

Credits

Birgitte Nyborg Christensen
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Philip Christensen
Mikael Birkkjaer
Kasper Juul
Pilou Asbak
Katrine Fonsmark
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Hanne Holm
Benedikte Hansen
Torben Friis
Soren Malling
Michael Laugesen
Peter Mygind
Bent Sejro
Lars Knutzon
Producer
Camilla Hammerich
Writer
Adam Price

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