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

"Come to Kazakhstan, it's nice!"

Nov 3 2006 R 1h 24m
Comedy

Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev 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.

Plot

Borat Sagdiyev is a TV reporter of a popular show in Kazakhstan as Kazakhstan's sixth most famous man and a leading journalist. He is sent from his home to America by his government to make a documentary about American society and culture. Borat takes a course in New York City to understand American humor. While watching Baywatch on TV, Borat discovers how beautiful their women are in the form of C. J. Parker, who was played by actress Pamela Anderson who hails from Malibu, California. He decides to go on a cross-country road trip to California in a quest to make her his wife and take her back to his country. On his journey Borat and his producer encounter a country full of strange and wonderful Americans, real people in real chaotic situations with hysterical consequences.

Written by

Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham

Directed by

Larry Charles

Production Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, Everyman Pictures, One America, Major Studio Partners, Four by Two Films, Dune Entertainment

Languages

Româna, English, Polski

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 34 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
457,666
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
89
Popularity
NA