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Sacha Baron Cohen brings his
Kazakh journalist character Borat Sagdiyev to the big screen for the
first time. Leaving his native
Kazakhstan, Borat 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. |
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| Almost every time I meet people
and tell them where I come from, they ask me about the "Kazakh
journalist" Borat, "the sixth most famous man" in Kazakhstan.
I answer that Borat is a satirical fictional character who has nothing
in common with Kazakhstan or its people. Many of my friends find Borat's adventures in "America" hilarious and his remarks about my country amusing. Unsurprisingly, not many of the people of Kazakhstan are equally amused. So I want to tell you the inside story about Kazakhstan. And, to steal a line from Borat, please read my article, or I will be execute. The "moviefilm" by Sacha Baron
Cohen, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit
Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," is playing well in American
theaters. One can only applaud the humorist's talent, but the movie
is entertaining only because the world is so unfamiliar with reality. |
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