Borat

***Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan*** is an American comedy mockumentary directed by Larry Charles, produced by Sacha Baron Cohen and co-written by Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips. The film stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell (as a prostitute version of herself), Pamela Anderson (as herself) and Stonie (in photos only), with Alan Keyes & Bob Barr as themselves.

Originally screened at the Traverse City Film Festival on August 4, 2006, the movie would later be released on November 2, 2006, to critical and commercial acclaim.

A direct sequel, titled *Borat Subsequent Moviefilm*, was secretly filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic and was confirmed in September 2020. It was released on October 23, 2020, as an Amazon Prime Video exclusive.

## Plot

The movie film is a government-assigned project to broaden and enlight people and the glory of the nation. Cultural learning is important to follow on a global basis. We make our nation a better and more convenient place for house and living. Kazakhs are progressive and astonishing people that with the conclusion of the project will have a new optimistic approach in daily life in the world of the same people. Our film will bring the US & A closer to us. We help with the needs of Kazakh knowledge and Us&a culture is a positive step for the future of our glorious nation.

## Why It's A Great Success!

1. The film is never afraid to tackle the racism, anti-Semitism and homophobic issues plaguing America, and it shows.
2. Borat is an extremely entertaining character who is not afraid to openly anger the Americans by making innocently and deliberately insensitive remarks and actions to see how they'd react to him.
3. The idea of a "fish-out-of-water" plot using the mockumentary style of filming is really unique and has only been replicated a few times, all of them by Sacha Baron Cohen.
4. Excellent acting from Sacha Baron Cohen and Ken Davitian
5. Lots of memorable and funny moments like Borat having a naked fight with his producer Azamat all around the hotel they're staying in after catching him masturbating to his crush Pamela Anderson and Borat singing the Kazakh national anthem at a rodeo match (which ended up being accidentally used in place of the real Kazakh national anthem at a 2012 archery event in Kuwait)
6. The movie singlehandedly boosted the tourism industry in Kazakhstan (even though its government hated the movie at first), so much so that the Kazakh tourism agency even used Borat's "Very nice!" as its 2020 slogan after the success of its sequel.
7. The reason why Borat's Jew jokes work is because the movie is making fun of racist people, not Jews, and also because Sacha Baron Cohen is Jewish himself

## Very Nosy Qualities with Bone in their Brain

1. A lot of stuff in the movie can get extremely offensive at times.
2. There are some **VERY** R-rated moments that thankfully don't last very long.
3. Many of the jokes are rooted in mid-2000s politics and pop culture, and might go over the heads of younger viewers.
4. The movie was highly controversial due to its racially inaccurate portrayal of Kazakhstan.

## Reception

*Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* received universal acclaim from critics and near-universal acclaim from fans of Sacha Baron Cohen and *Da Ali G Show*.

On Metacritic, the movie has a critic rating of 89/100 ("universal acclaim") and a user score of 7.3/10 ("generally favourable reviews").

The Rolling Stone gave the movie a 4/5, praising its humour, subject matters and acting.

## Trivia

* Sacha Baron Cohen never washed the suit he wore as Borat throughout the filming of the movie.
* The movie previous held the record for the longest movie title ever on this wiki at 72 characters long before being defeated by its sequel, which is 110 characters long.
* Almost all of the reactions seen in the film by the people Borat interacts with are genuine. Participants were featured under the assumption that it would be a standard documentary, rather than what it actually was. As a matter of a fact, the shooting of the rodeo scene even was discussed in the local news. The only actors featured in the film are Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell & Pamela Anderson.

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## References

1. ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan
2. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan-188690/