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

Director: Larry Charles

Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Kenneth Davitian, Pamela Anderson, Luenell, Pat Haggerty, Daniel Castro

(20th Century Fox, 2006) Rated: R

US DVD release date: 6 March 2007 (Fox)

[3 November 2006]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

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Borrowing from Andy Kaufman, John Waters, and Steve-O, Borat delights in irreverence and abuse.

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Review: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

Emma Simmonds

12.Apr.07

Borat is a comedy of errors, in more than one sense, but certainly not one without merit.

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