Borat! (2006)

Original title: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Borat Sagdiyev, a popular Kazakh television personality, leaves his homeland of Kazakhstan for the "Greatest Country in the World," the "US and A" to make a documentary film at the behest of the fictitious Kazakh Ministry of Information. He leaves behind his mother, his wife Oksana, and other colourful characters of the town including "the town rapist", "the town mechanic and abortionist", and brings along his producer Azamat Bagatov (played by Ken Davitian), and his pet chicken, Buh-Kaw. Much of the movie features unscripted vignettes of Borat interviewing and interacting with Americans, who believe he is a foreigner with little or no understanding of American customs.

Cast:

Sacha Baron Cohen Borat Sagdiyev
Ken Davitian Azamat Bagatov
Luenell Luenell Luenell
Pamela Anderson Herself
Bob Barr Himself
Mariam Behar The Jewish Couple
Spirea Ciorobea The Village Mechanic and Abortionist
Alan Keyes Himself
Jean-Pierre Parent Kazakh Swimmer
Michael Psenicksa Driving Instructor
Bobby Rowe Himself
Jim Sell Car Dealer
Linda Stein Veteran Feminist
Larry Walker Antique Store Owner
Ilham Äliyev Himself

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

6 stars

Next on my Netflix queue was Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, for which Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips were nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar (film year, 2006; awarding year, 2007). The other nominees in this category were: Best Adapted Screenplay The Departed (Winner) * ...