Borat

For the character, see Borat Sagdiyev. For other uses, see Borat (disambiguation).

Borat!
Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat wearing a business suit while holding a suitcase on his right hand and an American flag on his left hand.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLarry Charles
Screenplay by
Story by
Based onBorat Sagdiyev
by Sacha Baron Cohen
Produced by
Starring
  • Sacha Baron Cohen
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byErran Baron Cohen
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 4 August 2006 (2006-08-04) (Traverse City)
  • 2 November 2006 (2006-11-02) (United Kingdom)
  • 3 November 2006 (2006-11-03) (United States)
Running time
84 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom[2]
LanguageEnglish[a]
Budget$18 million[3]
Box office$262.6 million[3]

Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, or simply Borat, is a 2006 mockumentary black comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Baron Cohen plays the leading role of Borat Sagdiyev, a fictional Kazakh journalist who travels through the United States to make a documentary which features real-life interactions with Americans. 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.[4] 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.

Borat was released on 2 November 2006, in both the United Kingdom and United States, by 20th Century Fox. The film received critical acclaim, and earned $262 million worldwide. 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. Borat was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and for Writers Guild of America Award in the same category. Controversy surrounded the film prior to its release, and after the film's release, some participants spoke against, and even sued, its creators. It was denounced by the Kazakh government and was banned in almost all Arab countries.

In September 2020, the sequel 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 sequel was released on 23 October 2020, by Amazon Studios.

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