Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 11/03/06 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for pervasive strong crude and sexual content including graphic nudity, and language Running Time 1 hour 22 minutes Genre Comedy Director Larry Charles Writer Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer Cast Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Castro Studio 20th Century Fox |
BORAT
SYNOPSIS
Jagshemash! Sacha Baron Cohen, the star and
creator of HBO's "Da Ali G Show," brings his Kazakh
journalist character Borat Sagdiyev to the big
screen for the first time. Leaving his native
Kazakhstan, Borat 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. In
some cases, Borat's interview subjects embrace
his outrageous views on race and sex by agreeing
with him, while others attempt to offer a patriotic
lesson in Western values. Wa-wa-wee-wa!
Hilarious. Jaw-dropping. Inflammatory. Dangerous.
Subversive. Borat, a satirical Kazakh journalist
caricature invented and portrayed by Sacha Baron
Cohen, has been called all this – and more. Borat
became a phenomenon in the U.K. with the comedy
series "Da Ali G Show," in which Baron Cohen's
outlandish humor and razor-sharp satire on anti-
Semitism, misogyny and racism, came to life
through his creation's bizarre behavior and
interviews.
Jagshemash! Sacha Baron Cohen, the star and
creator of HBO's "Da Ali G Show," brings his Kazakh
journalist character Borat Sagdiyev to the big
screen for the first time. Leaving his native
Kazakhstan, Borat 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. In
some cases, Borat's interview subjects embrace
his outrageous views on race and sex by agreeing
with him, while others attempt to offer a patriotic
lesson in Western values. Wa-wa-wee-wa!
Hilarious. Jaw-dropping. Inflammatory. Dangerous.
Subversive. Borat, a satirical Kazakh journalist
caricature invented and portrayed by Sacha Baron
Cohen, has been called all this – and more. Borat
became a phenomenon in the U.K. with the comedy
series "Da Ali G Show," in which Baron Cohen's
outlandish humor and razor-sharp satire on anti-
Semitism, misogyny and racism, came to life
through his creation's bizarre behavior and
interviews.
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Baron Cohen's innovative and unique work has brought him two BAFTA awards. "Da Ali G Show" was a
worldwide phenomenon, and Baron Cohen is the only person to twice host the European MTV Awards.
Dictionaries added two words based on his characters' "inventive" use of the English language, and even
the Queen Mother was a fan.
In addition, Baron Cohen received critical plaudits for his role opposite Will Ferrell in this summer's
blockbuster comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." Also, Baron Cohen was the voice of
the King of the Lemurs in "Madagascar."
Even before its release, critics heralded BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT
GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN as one of the funniest pictures of all time, and it became the
highest-rated comedy on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com). The film's humor and acclaim stem
from its comedy "dream team": Sacha Baron Cohen, Larry Charles from "Seinfeld" and Jay Roach,
director of the "Austin Powers" films. Baron Cohen and Roach are the film's producers, with Charles
serving as director.
The production of BORAT – as one might expect about a project centered on the character – was unlike
any other. Baron Cohen, whose commitment to the role is unwaveringly intense, stayed in character
through the shooting, and elected to conduct publicity and interviews promoting the picture, as Borat.
--© 20th Century Fox
worldwide phenomenon, and Baron Cohen is the only person to twice host the European MTV Awards.
Dictionaries added two words based on his characters' "inventive" use of the English language, and even
the Queen Mother was a fan.
In addition, Baron Cohen received critical plaudits for his role opposite Will Ferrell in this summer's
blockbuster comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." Also, Baron Cohen was the voice of
the King of the Lemurs in "Madagascar."
Even before its release, critics heralded BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT
GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN as one of the funniest pictures of all time, and it became the
highest-rated comedy on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com). The film's humor and acclaim stem
from its comedy "dream team": Sacha Baron Cohen, Larry Charles from "Seinfeld" and Jay Roach,
director of the "Austin Powers" films. Baron Cohen and Roach are the film's producers, with Charles
serving as director.
The production of BORAT – as one might expect about a project centered on the character – was unlike
any other. Baron Cohen, whose commitment to the role is unwaveringly intense, stayed in character
through the shooting, and elected to conduct publicity and interviews promoting the picture, as Borat.
--© 20th Century Fox