Has its moments but generally unfunny and satire really doesn't work as it borders on enabling xenopobia jn a pre 9/11 america which was already very racist.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Come to Kazakhstan, it's nice!
Rating
2.5 (2)
Release Date
11/1/2006Runtime
84 minsGenres
Overview
Kazakh 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.
How It Feels
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A deliberately provocative mockumentary that uses cringe comedy and shocking encounters to bait real Americans into revealing their prejudices. It's as much ambush comedy as it is social critique, thrilling and deeply uncomfortable by turns.
Mood
AbsurdDefiant
Themes
IdentityRaceClass
Tone
Satirical
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Documentary-likeHandheld
Structure
Road movie
Heads up
Sexual contentRacial violence
Sacha Baron Cohen
Borat Sagdiyev
Ken Davitian
Azamat Bagatov
Luenell
Luenell
Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson
Bob Barr
Bob Barr
Alan Keyes
Alan Keyes
Carole De Saram
Carole De Saram
Mitchell Falk
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
David Corcoran
David Corcoran (uncredited)
Andre Darnell Myers
Pride Dancer (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Parent
Kazakh Swimmer (uncredited)
Chip Pickering
Chip Pickering (uncredited)
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