Anker

Taxpayer sponsored drama documentary about one of the important figures of danish politics in the 1970's, Anker Jørgensen.

If you are looking for a Borgen style political drama, please move on, as this 3 episode show primarely will entertain die-hard danish social democrats with its one-sided almost propoganda for a prime minister who came very close to running Danish economy into a state of bankruptsy.

Even though the cast is fairly decent, the script is weak and the mix between dramatization and real footage is confusing and weird.

Most of the major political oponents are portrayed as morons, while Anker Jørgensen is portrayed as a PM who made the most from a difficult period of time, even though its widely recognised among historians, that his administrations economic policies just worsened the situation.

Its basicly a social democratic fairy tale, not that alligned with history.

Anker is a drama mini about Anker Jørgensen the Danish PM fra 1975 - 1982. Show is somewhat well acted and drama element is well put together. You really get the feel that you are in Denmark in the late 1970s. It also give an insight into Danish politics of that era.

The main problem is the show is totally one sided, and praises a man who's policies literally caused Denmark to go bankrupt later in the 1980s. Show is written, directed by the husband of the current PM of Denmark. Director/writer belongs to the same party as both the current PM of Denmark and the late Anker Jørgensen. Anker is therefore sadly more party propaganda, than actual uncritical historical insight into one of the most complex Danish political figures of the late 20th century.

People calling this propaganda have a hard time distancing themselves from their own opinions and beliefs. It depicts the situation FROM ANKERS PERSPECTIVE! He is the literal narrator of the series, so of course you're gonna get his views and opinions, that they have dug out from a lot of sources from his personal life, and the people around him.

Also, it is mentioned to Anker several times that the state is running a deficit, and we see him do nothing about it. How can this be so called "glorified view" of Anker, when his lack of resolve and competence is shown so clearly?

Also I did not find it confusing, the way it was edited to include original film in between. As a Dane who knows the characters, it was pretty straight forward...

To sum up I thought it was a decent narrative and as a mini drama series, based on true events, I find it pretty well made, and it encapsulates the years from the perspective of Anker himself. I believe it shows a man who wants to do good, but lacked the competence to actually do so.

Nothing but Propaganda Garbage. Made by non-director, but Husband to the Socialist Democrat Danish Prime Minister, picturing another Socialist Democrat Prime Minister Anker Jørgensen. Anker who actually were a Blue Color working Man, but is made to look weak, to Promote the reigning Danish Prime Minister. A Socialist Democrat and Academic, and never a Blue Color Worker. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is instead Wife to the Director, no Bias, They both said, but You really have to be out there to believe Such BS! As a fun fact it is primarily paid by Taxpayers money. It is all pure Riefenstahl! But alas, You will not see Riefenstahls great artistic talents, just a Mediocre Cinematographer, who believes he has the Knowledge and Talent to Direct! Avoid it.

Whatever this is, it all becomes quite confusing because of all the genres that are mixed together. Is it a historical drama? A documentary? A docu-drama? And when is it fiction and when is it fact? And if it is fact why is the main character doing the narration? All this mixed with original footage makes it all rather confusing.

Although it is great to get an insight of the period of Anker Jørgensen's time as prime minister of Denmark, the docudramafiction is also hampered by the poor dressing up of the characters. Anker's hair looks rather silly and other actors are clearly wearing wigs. On top of that, the acting is sometime over the top, most notably Ole Lemmeke portraying Erhardt Jakobsen.

You get a feeling that this was a missed chance to make a good drama about one of the most interesting times in Danish politics, but instead it all comes across as if the director wanted to show off how many genres you could actually cram into 90 minutes of television.