
Jagshemash! Sacha Baron Cohen, the star and creator of HBO's "Da Ali G Show,"
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. In some cases, Borat's interview subjects embrace his outrageous views
on race and sex by agreeing with him, while others attempt to offer a patriotic
lesson in Western values. Wa-wa-wee-wa!
The production of BORAT, as one might expect about a project centered on the
character, was unlike any other. Baron Cohen, whose commitment to the role is
unwaveringly intense, stayed in character and elected to
conduct publicity and interviews promoting the picture, as Borat.