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Borat
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Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is a 2006 mockumentary black comedy film directed by Larry Charles, which stars Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev, a fictional Kazakh journalist traveling through the United States. Much of the film features unscripted vignettes of Borat interviewing and interacting with real-life Americans who believe he is a foreigner with little or no understanding of the local customs. A co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, Borat is the second of four films built around Baron Cohen's characters
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*Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* is a 2006 parody and mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles. The screenplay was written by Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Todd Phillips, while Jay Roach, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Peter Baynham served as producers. The cast includes Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Pamela Anderson, and Luenell. Produced by 20th Century Studios and distributed by Netflix, the film originated in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The movie has a runtime of 84 minutes and was filmed in New York City, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, Alabama. Its narrative takes place in New York City, Washington, D.C., Dallas, and Los Angeles. The original languages include English, Hebrew, Romanian, and Polish. Erran Baron Cohen composed the music. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
Financially, the production had a budget of 18,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 262,552,893. It received a 7.4 rating on IMDb based on 478,564 votes and a 6.784 average on TMDb from 5,953 votes. The film was followed by *Borat Subsequent Moviefilm*.
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6.8Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him exposing prejudices and hypocrisies in American culture.
Cast
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev
- Ken Davitian as Azamat Bagatov
- Luenell as Luenell
- Pamela Anderson as Pamela Anderson
- Bob Barr as Bob Barr
- Alan Keyes as Alan Keyes
Themes
- journalist
- california
- prostitute
- rodeo
- kazakhstan
- demeanor course
- chicken
- driving school
- satire
- mockumentary
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- Film.image
- Borat ver2.jpg
- Film.alt
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat wearing a business suit while holding a suitcase on his right hand and an American flag on his left hand.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Larry Charles
- Film.music
- Erran Baron Cohen
- Film.distributor
- 20th Century Fox
- Film.runtime
- 84 minutes
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $18 million
- Film.gross
- $262.6 million
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Location
- Language
- Deleted scenes
- Release
- Previews
- Scaled-back U.S. release
- Theatrical release
- Reception
- Critical response
- Box office
- Accolades
- Controversies
- Participants' responses
- Legal action by participants
- Reception in Kazakhstan
- Accidental use of its parody national anthem
- Accusations of ethnic defamation
- Censorship in the Arab world
- Soundtrack
- Home media
- Sequel
- See also
- References
- External links
Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is a 2006 mockumentary black comedy film directed by Larry Charles, which stars Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev, a fictional Kazakh journalist traveling through the United States. Much of the film features unscripted vignettes of Borat interviewing and interacting with real-life Americans who believe he is a foreigner with little or no understanding of the local customs. A co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, Borat is the second of four films built around Baron Cohen's characters from Da Ali G Show and Ali G Indahouse.
Borat was released on 2 November 2006 by 20th Century Fox. The film received critical acclaim, earning $262 million worldwide. Baron Cohen won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, while the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Borat also received Academy Award and WGA Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay. Controversy surrounded the film prior to its release, and after the film's release, some participants spoke against, and even sued, its creators. It was denounced by the Kazakh government and was banned in almost all Arab countries except for Lebanon, though it later was embraced by the Kazakh government in tourism campaigns. Borat has since been regarded as one of the greatest comedy films of the 2000s and 21st century.
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