Baron Cohen plays the leading role of Borat Sagdiyev , a fictional Kazakh journalist who travels through the United States to make a documentary which features real-life interactions with Americans.
Much of the film features unscripted vignettes of Borat interviewing and interacting with real-life Americans who believe he is a foreigner with little or no understanding of USA customs.
Controversy surrounded the film prior to its release, and after the film's release, some participants spoke against, and even sued, its creators. It was denounced by the Kazakh government and was banned in almost all Arab countries except for Lebanon. In September , the sequel Borat Subsequent Moviefilm was officially confirmed to have been secretly filmed, completed, and screened, a few weeks after Baron Cohen was spotted driving a pick-up truck in character as Borat around Los Angeles.
The sequel was released on 23 October , by Amazon Studios. He leaves behind his wife, Oksana; his companions are his producer, Azamat Bagatov, and a pet chicken. While interviewing and mocking a panel of feminists, he learns of the actress's name and her residence in California. Borat is then informed by telegram that a bear has killed Oksana. Delighted, he resolves to travel to California and make Anderson his new wife. Azamat insists that they drive because of his fear of flying, which stems from the September 11 attacks , which he believes was " the work of the Jews ".
Borat takes driving lessons and buys a dilapidated ice cream truck for the journey. During the trip, Borat acquires a Baywatch booklet and continues gathering footage for his documentary. Borat is also interviewed on a local television station and disrupts the weather report.
