http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20416913-2,00.html this stuff is gold! I tell you what, sometimes people just have to learn to laugh at themselves more.
Looks like the article is more about Kazakstan being mad about his character and movie than Bush. Bush was just dragged into it. i can't believe the Kazakstan government is going to waste money buying time segments on US channels to broadcast videos showing how their country really is because of this film.
Sometimes, people are rather 'sensitive' about their perceived image abroad. Of course, the Kazakhstan government should know that the average American couldn't pinpoint Kazakhstan on a map if his/her life depended on it. I don't think we are 'aware' of Kazakhstan's existence to care enough to 'stereotype' them.
That is one of the funniest movie trailers I have ever seen. Shouldn't the British gov. catch flak instead of the US? He's British yes?
way to stand up for yourselves Kazaks...the latest in this hilarious saga... link - http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20478060-10388,00.html Kazakh battles 'insulting' Borat KAZAKHSTAN has spent $US40 million ($53 million) to create a film warrior to take on comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who has upset the vast Central Asian republic with his character Borat Sagdiyev. The foul-mouthed fictional TV reporter will now face a fierce Kazakh warrior on a mission of courage and romance. President Nursultan Nazarbayev hopes that Nomad, a film about the struggle of Kazakh tribes to expel Mongol invaders, will improve his nation's reputation. Unfortunately for him, Borat is creating a different impression before Mr Nazarbayev's arrival in the US today for a state visit. Baron Cohen's new film, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, is receiving rave reviews at early screenings. The British premiere is next month, about the same time that Mr Nazarbayev is expected to visit London. Borat's racist and sexist diatribes as he travels across the US in a quest to track down and marry Baywatch star Pamela Anderson have left officials in Kazakhstan fretting that the comedian is turning their country into a global laughing stock. The anti-Semitic reporter presents his homeland as a place where fermented horse-urine is the national drink, women must ride on the outside of buses and homosexuals no longer have to wear blue hats. Kazakhstan has bought air time on US television stations during Mr Nazarbayev's visit and on international satellite channels run by the BBC and Sky News to promote a better image of the country. Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Yerzhan Ashykbayev insisted that the advertising campaign aimed to promote the country's fledgling tourism industry rather than to counter Borat's influence. "We understand that Borat is a kind of satire, but it is just a pity that Mr Cohen chose Kazakhstan as the origin of his hero," Mr Ashykbayev said. "As far as I know, he has never been to Kazakhstan, although there have been efforts on the part of some people here to invite him so that he can see what our country is really like." Nomad opens and closes with words from Mr Nazarbayev. It is the most expensive film made in Kazakhstan. It will be distributed internationally by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, the producers who founded Miramax. Set in the 18th century, Nomad tells the story of Mansur, a handsome warrior born to unite the Kazakh tribes and free them from the Jungar occupiers of western Mongolia. Mr Nazarbayev, whose regime has been criticised for human rights abuses, has ruled Kazakhstan since 1989 and won re-election with 91 per cent of the vote last year. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe said the election was marred by serious irregularities. Mr Ashykbayev said there were no plans to ban Borat from Kazakhstan. But he added: "I hope the companies responsible for screening this movie will show some responsibility and not show it. It is quite insulting to the people of Kazakhstan and it may create some accusations from the public against the Government for letting such things come to our country." The Times
If it wasn't for the big deal Kazakhstan's making over this film, I would have never even heard of it. They should have just let it die.
