Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
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The story
After 14 years of forced labor in a gulag, Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev is released by his country's president with a mission to deliver a prized asset to the American presidency to redeem his nation. Having failed to reach the President in his previous outing, Borat targets Vice President Mike Pence instead. However, he discovers his neighbor has stolen his home and family, leaving him with a 15-year-old daughter, Tutar, who is hidden in his barn. Borat must navigate a series of bizarre situations and cultural hurdles across the United States during the 2020 presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic to fulfill his mission and protect his daughter.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following his release from a 14-year gulag sentence, Borat Sagdiyev is tasked by President Nursultan Nazarbayev to deliver 'Johnny the Monkey' to the U.S. government. Upon discovering his daughter Tutar is in the monkey's crate, Borat decides to offer Tutar to Vice President Mike Pence instead. The journey takes him through various American locations where he adopts various disguises. Tutar undergoes a makeover and is presented at a debutante ball, where her presence causes a stir. When Borat fails to reach Pence at CPAC, he attempts to reach Rudy Giuliani. Tutar eventually rebels against her father's restrictive teachings and refuses a planned surgery. After a period of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, Borat and Tutar are reunited and eventually find themselves in a situation where Borat is prepared to face execution in Kazakhstan. However, he learns he was used as a pawn by Nazarbayev and is not executed. The film concludes with Borat and Tutar becoming a reporting team in Kazakhstan, which adopts new traditions to replace old ones, while the film ends with a message regarding the 2020 presidential election.
- Original title
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- First release year
- 2020
- Runtime (minutes)
- 96
- Production countries
- United States; United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jason Woliner
- Writers
- Sacha Baron Cohen · screenplay; Anthony Hines · screenplay; Dan Swimer · screenplay; Peter Baynham · screenplay; Erica Rivinoja · screenplay; Dan Mazer · screenplay; Jena Friedman · screenplay; Lee Kern · screenplay; Sacha Baron Cohen · story; Anthony Hines · story; Dan Swimer · story; Nina Pedrad · story
- Cast and characters
- Sacha Baron Cohen · Borat; Maria Bakalova · Tutar; Dani Popescu · Premier Nursultan Nazarbayev; Tom Hanks · himself; Manuel Vieru · Dr. Yamak; Miroslav Tolj · Nursultan Tulyakbay; Alin Popa · Hueylewis / Jeffrey Epstein Sagdiyev; Ion Gheorghe · Bilak Sagdiyev
- Genres
- mockumentary; black comedy
- Themes
- American culture; political satire; gender roles; COVID-19 pandemic
- Tone and mood
- black comedy; satirical
- Premise and plot tags
- mockumentary; political satire; comedy; sequel
- Franchise connections
- Borat
- Content notes
- political content
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Sacha Baron Cohen and Maria Bakalova, though some critics found the film's length and structure to be less cohesive than the original.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 68 · scale: 100 · review count: 49
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Globe Award · Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · Winner; Academy Award · Best Adapted Screenplay · Nominee; Academy Award · Best Supporting Actress · Nominee; BAFTA Award · Best Supporting Actress · Nominee; Actor Award · Best Supporting Actress · Nominee; Golden Globe Award · Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · Nominee; Writers Guild of America Award · Best Adapted Screenplay · Winner
- Production trivia
- The film holds the Guinness World Record for the longest title of an Oscar-nominated film.; The film was shot on 72 different cameras, including both high-end cinema cameras and smartphones.; The production used simple codecs to mimic the look of the original movie.
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