Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

Director: Larry Charles
Writers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Burnham, Dan Mazer, Todd Phillips
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Lunell Campbell, Pamela Anderson, Jane Parrett, Bob Barr
Genre: Comedy
Region: US / UK
Languages: English / Romanian / Hebrew / Polish / Armenian
Released: 2006-11-03 (USA)
Series: [1] Borat
Runtime: 84 minutes / 82 minutes (Toronto Film Festival)
Also known as: Borat: Learning American Culture in order to build the great motherland of Kazakhstan / Uncle Po went out of the city: Kazakh countrymen went to the United States to find money / Ballet: Kazakh youth compulsory (science) American culture / Paulette / Paula Journey to the West / Borat!
Rating: IMDB 7.3 / Rotten Tomatoes 90%

Movie Synopsis
The film shows Kazakh host Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) on a “cultural journey” to the United States in a satirical, lunatic way. Borat is the sixth-ranked host in Kazakhstan, and he is good at attracting the audience’s attention with vulgar and funny plots. His family is also a bit “weird”, and his younger sister also won the fourth place in “Miss Fengchen”.
It is such a host who was sent to the United States for cultural studies and made a documentary back. Borat and the producer came to the eccentric United States under the welcome of the people. He began to learn American etiquette and get in touch with American culture, but he bumped into walls everywhere and made jokes everywhere. One day, Borat saw the beautiful goddess in his heart on TV. He was so fascinated that he even forgot the mission of this trip… It is still unknown to Borat, who is reluctant to leave, whether he can return to China after studying.

“Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” is a 2006 mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the fictional character Borat Sagdiyev, a Kazakh journalist who travels to the United States to make a documentary about American culture.

The film follows Borat as he interacts with real-life Americans, often exposing their prejudices and ignorance through his outrageous behavior and offensive remarks. The film’s humor is often controversial and relies heavily on shock value and satire.

Despite its controversial content, “Borat” was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $262 million worldwide and receiving acclaim for its social commentary and Cohen’s performance as Borat. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

The film’s success spawned a sequel, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” which was released in 2020.