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Borgen: Power & Glory (2010)
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Borgen: Power & Glory (2010)
Original name: Borgen
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story: Borgen 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?
Style: political, tense, serious, captivating, realistic, atmospheric, noir, clever, talky, intellectual ...
Plot: politics, journalist, prime minister, journalism, marriage, nordic, female politician, politician, media coverage, family life, ambition, power struggle, state affairs, election, political intrigue, head of state, ambitious, liberal, democrat, government official, workplace situations, leader, parliament, feminist, female protagonist ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: denmark, europe, greenland, copenhagen, scandinavia, copenhagen denmark
Keyword: bbc, challenge, operation

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out political, serious, realistic and captivating films and TV series with plots about politics, politician, state affairs, political intrigue, ambition, president and election mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Borgen: Power & Glory: House of Cards (2013), The West Wing (1999), Political Animals (2012), The Newsroom (2012), Press (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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House of Cards (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 3804 min.
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The West Wing (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 55 min.
TV show
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Press (2018)
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 360 min.
TV show
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Duration: 56 min.
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Duration: 180 min.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 107 min.
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Duration: 115 min.
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TV show
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TV show
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