In September 2020, a sequel, titled Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, was officially confirmed to have been secretly filmed, completed, and screened, a few weeks after Baron Cohen was spotted driving a pick-up truck in character as Borat around Los Angeles. The film was released on DVD in March 2007. It was denounced by the government of Kazakhstan and was banned in almost all Arab countries. It is often considered to be one of the best and funniest comedies ever made.Ĭontroversy surrounded the film prior to its release, and after the film's release, some participants spoke against, and even sued, its creators.
Borat was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and for Writers Guild of America Award in the same category. 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. The film was very well received, both critically and commercially made for $18 million, it earned $262 million worldwide. It is the second of four films built around Baron Cohen's characters from Da Ali G Show (2000–2004): the first, Ali G Indahouse, was released in 2002, and featured a cameo by Borat the third, Brüno, was released in 2009 and the sequel to Borat, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, was released in 2020.īorat was released on 2 November 2006, in both the United Kingdom and United States, by 20th Century Fox.
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 American customs. Baron Cohen plays the leading role of Borat Sagdiyev, a fictional Kazakhstani journalist who travels through the United States to make a documentary which features real-life interactions with Americans. Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan ( Kazakh / Russian: Борат) (also stylized as BORДT, or simply Borat) is a 2006 mockumentary directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen.