Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006
***½
Director: Larry Charles
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Pamela Anderson, Bob Barr
In this original mockumentary comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen plays Borat Sagdiyev, a blatantly racist, sexist, and anti-semitic Kazakhstani journalist, who travels across the US and A. This fictional character cleverly pushes the right buttons and reveals the shocking prejudice and indifference in the American people, who incidentally think Borat is a real person. The film delivers an uneven collection of vignettes, some of which are hilarious while others feel scripted or just plain awkward. The character made its first appearance on Cohen's TV show. Followed by a 2020 sequel.
