Borat: The Movie

Its just a mockery...I dont understand Hebrew so I cant say whether Borat's and his co-traveller's conversations make sense (sinse one talks in Armenians the other in Hebrew). By the way, the showed the picture of Ilham Aliev at the end 

     The funny thing is that Azamat's speech actually matched the subtitles (although the vulgarity was toned down at certain parts!).

     I heard that after the movie came out a real Kazakh government envoy or official was denouncing Borat. Borat responded by calling him an Uzbek imposter

Originally posted by Zagros I heard that after the movie came out a real Kazakh government envoy or official was denouncing Borat. Borat responded by calling him an Uzbek imposter     Nice one! lol.  I found out the other day that Sascha Baron Choen is actually half Iranian.  His mother is an Iranian Jew.

an you think that something to be proud of

You shoud have kept in on the downlow(lol)

That's a broad sweeping generalization about the thoughts of the American people. Where is your data coming from - especailly with regards to "the stans and ignorance?" I would argue the point of the movie with you. The point as I see it is to highlight the cultural differences through out the world and how transporting one into another is awkward and at times comical. If anything the movie does not really show the ignorance of Americans but rather their tolerance. Examples of this are the drivers ed. segment and the ettiquite segment just to name two.

The film was funny,but if i was Kazahstan government i would sue producers.This movie insults kazah people.It is the same with the romania village where move was shot.Producers lied romanians that they made a clip for the small romanian villages which purpose was to promote their culture and traditions.

I think the name Borat comes from the  name Berat wich  is given to boys in turkey and is arabic in origin accualy.

As for Kazakhstan it had o be someone and it just happend to be Kazakhstan. Why not An ex-soviet country with muslim population who are turkic. Culturaly verry diverse from americans

this guy " borat" is really funny.

Originally posted by King John You are acting like this was a serious "real" documentary. In fact it is a work of comedy. Do you really think that the people who saw this movie think this is what Kazakhstan is really like.

I speak from my own experience (as a Kazakh student in the US) and from the experiences of tons of Kazakh students all over America who I have contact with thru the student network. This movie DOES serve as a "serious" documentary to many Americans.

Borat's portrayal of Kazakhs is nothing more than a lie and a slander that has nothing to do with the real Kazakhs and Kazakhstan. Moreover, "Borat" discredits our people in the eyes of millions by portraying Kazakhs as urine-drinking and sister-f**king retards. Most of the Kazakhs have a strong sense of pride and self-respect, and such kind of lies are offensive to us.

We probably wouldn't much care if not the fact that many of the Americans due to their ignorance actually BELIEVE in what Sacha Cohen says about Kazakhstan and approach Kazakh students with serious questions based on what they've "learned" from Borat.

Nobody believes them/this movie to be real.

You may be speaking for yourself and your friends, but unfortunately "nobody" doesn't apply to all Americans.

Me and other Kazakh srudents found out that those people who say that "nobody" believes in Borat's Kazakstan are simply out of touch with reality.

They say so because they are not exposed to the SAME ignorance that is experienced by the people from Kazakstan. They don't put themselves in our position, nor they care to.

Most people who went and saw that movie know that Kazakhstan is not really like that.

You are too optimistic.

Most of the people who went to see Borat knew little to nothing about Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan gained independence only 15 years ago, most of the world either naven't heard of the country, or hardly distinguishes it from its neighbours with similar-sounding names. In this sense, the movie is a disaster for newly independent Kazakhstan. It creates misconceptions in people watching it.

Let me just remind you about the recent political crisis between Russia and Georgia, when Georgians requested Russia to withdraw its troops. Many people from the former Soviet Union were shocked to read the discussions on American forums about this, where the people thought that Russia had troops in the state of Georgia (USA). They didn't even know that there is a republic of Georgia in the Caucasus, which was even visited by Bush in 2005.

So, please don't tell me it's only a harmless joke that can't create misconceptions among people with such insight and reasoning abilities.

Again, I ask you to read this excellent article to fully understand Kazakh opinion on Borat:

Review of Kazakhstan vs. Borat debate by Greg Burris


P.S.

In the infamous Next Country to Invade video somebody pinned Kazakhstan. Sad..




Edited by BAWIR$AQ - 14-Jan-2007 at 02:05

The price of your joy and laugh is also the tears of the Kazakh children!


4,000+ American Families with Children Adopted from Kazakhstan Personally Feel Impact of Borat

November 1 press release from the Kazakh Aul of the U.S.

PROVIDENCE, RI - Since 1998, American families have adopted more than 4,000 children from Kazakhstan, and the numbers continue to grow. The impending major theatrical release of the movie, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"? is already impacting some families in negative ways.

The Kazakh Aul of the U.S., Association for American & Kazakh Families, is a nonprofit organization with members in 27 states. We recognize that Sascha Baron Cohen�s movie is a vehicle for satire and many people - including some of our own members � enjoy his humor. Nonetheless, our members also comprise children who do not yet have the adult skills to understand and separate their young identities from those of the Kazakhstanis who are portrayed by Cohen.

For example, one mother reported that she and her 9-year-old daughter from Kazakhstan recently viewed a television interview with Mr. Cohen as Borat in which he described how one would not want to marry a Kazakh woman because they are ugly, and in the background a scene was panned with peasant women in a very poor village. Another adoptive mother described her children watching an announcer on VH1 segue from a story on Madonna�s recent adoption of an African boy to a story on Borat, saying something along the lines of, "And, now, a country you wouldn�t want to adopt from, Kazakhstan..."? The woman�s 7-year-old Kazakh daughter burst into tears.

These two examples demonstrate what Kazakhstan adoptive families in the U.S. are dealing with in response to this movie. Given that the film will live on for years on DVD, its impact upon Kazakh adoptive families, their friends, and their school mates, may be felt for years to come.

We ask that viewers of "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" UNDERSTAND that the portrayal of Kazakhs in the movie is not true to life, and to be SENSITIVE to the very real feelings of Kazakh children here in the U.S.

The Kazakh Aul of the United States, Association for American & Kazakh Families, is incorporated in Rhode Island, and our mission includes providing a sense of community for American families with children adopted from Kazakhstan. Through heritage camps & festivals we educate and strive to meet the cultural needs of families.

For more information, contact: Susan Saxon, Volunteer Administrative Executive Director, (401) 486-4023, ssaxon@kazakh-aul-us.org.
Website: http://www.kazakh-aul-us.org

Goodness gracious me. What a funny bunch of people - are they serious! 
I mean, the map shows the word in capitals; AUSTRALIA, yet they still put it down as Iran/North Korea. I like that guy who goes, "...and you know it's amazing 'cos I just realised just now that North Korea's a lot larger than South Korea! I didn't know it was so large like that!" -- referring to Australia and Tasmania...how silly