“Borgen – Power & Glory” deals with some of the biggest political issues of our time; the relevance of the Danish Realm in the modern world, the superpowers’ battle for control of the Arctic – and not least, the climate crisis.
The main story focuses on the struggle for power and what power does to people – both professionally and on a personal level.
The struggle for power – or the struggle to retain power – challenges and changes the characters and Birgitte Nyborg, Katrine Fønsmark and the other central characters are forced to recognise that their desire for ‘control’ is in danger of corrupting them and denying them their humanity and sense of integrity.
Nyborg is the newly appointed minister for foreign affairs when a drilling company suddenly discovers oil in Greenland.
An event that marks the beginning of an international struggle for power in the Arctic which develops over the series’ eight episodes.
The otherwise so experienced politician, Nyborg, must repeatedly accept that despite Denmark’s ‘big brother’ relationship with Greenland, when it comes to the international superpowers, it is Denmark that is the minor player – and a somewhat unruly one at that…
