Borat
“Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) was a comedy earthquake that changed the landscape of mockumentaries. Sacha Baron Cohen brought his TV character to the big screen, traveling across the US to make a documentary about ‘the greatest country in the world.’ The film’s brilliance—and controversy—stemmed from the fact that most of the people Borat interacted with didn’t know he was a fictional character. From the naked hotel fight with his producer Azamat to the disastrous etiquette dinner and the attempt to ‘marry’ Pamela Anderson, Borat pushed every boundary of taste and law. It was a biting satire of American culture, prejudice, and ignorance, hidden behind a catchphrase of ‘Very nice!’ and a neon green man-kini. It remains one of the most polarizing yet influential comedies of the century, exposing the dark underbelly of society through the lens of a bumbling, well-meaning foreigner.”
Borat was a shocking, hilarious, and deeply uncomfortable trip across America… but next, we head to a world where “the limit does not exist” and the social hierarchy is deadlier than the jungle.
