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BORAT:
CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE
BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN (2006)

VISUAL AIDS
POSTERS AND COVER ART



THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Sacha Baron Cohen, the star and creator of HBO's wildly popular Da Ali G Show, brings his truly original Kazakh character Borat Sagdiyev to the big screen for the first time. With a camera crew in tow and armed with a jar of gypsy tears "for protection," Kazakhstan's fourth most famous celebrity travels to the US and A to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the country, lovable Borat meets real people in real situations - with hilarious consequences - in this "fall-on-your-face, pee-in-your-pants, screaming riot!" (Philadelphia Weekly)

STARRING:

Sacha Baron Cohen: Borat Sagdiyev

SCREENWRITER: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer

DIRECTOR: Larry Charles

RUNNING TIME: 84 minutes

STUDIO: 20th Century Fox

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: F

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Adapted Screenplay - Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Todd Phillips
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES
(2 nominations and 0 wins)

Worst Movie
(nominated)

Worst Actor - Sacha Baron Cohen
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(2 nominations and 1 win)

Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
(nominated)

Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) - Sacha Baron Cohen
(winner)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• The character of Borat made his first appearance on Sacha Baron Cohen's HBO series Da Ali G Show. Baron Cohen said that he based the character of Borat on a Russian doctor who he described as unintentionally hilarious.
• Most of the so-called Kazakh language Borat speaks in the film is actually Hebrew.
• Sacha Baron Cohen's portrayal of Kazakhstan drew a lot of anger from the government of Kazakhstan. The government went as far as taking out a four page ad in The New York time refuting many of Borat's claims about the country.
• Sacha Baron Cohen has had numerous problems surrounding the making of this film. While filming the police was called on him 91 times, in addition several law suits were filed against him for defamation of character. A lawsuit was also filed in Germany against the film by The European Center for Antiziganism Research which alleged that this film beget negative attitudes towards Roma and Sinti people.
• Todd Phillips was originally set to direct and collaborated on the story, however due to creative differences with Sacha Baron Cohen Phillips left the project and the director's seat was given to Larry Charles.

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