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It is worth noting that a) the director and both producers -- including Baron Cohen -- are Jewish, and b) most of the other people featured in the film were completely unaware of their ultimate role in the resulting movie. (In fact, the movie contains only 4 actors: Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell and Pamela Anderson herself.) Controversy followed the film for many of the above-mentioned reasons, including lawsuits brought by many of the subjects of Borat's attention. It has been banned in all Arab countries save Lebanon, and Russia has discouraged cinemas there from showing it.

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It is worth noting that a) the director of this film, Larry Charles, and both producers -- including of its producers, Baron Cohen -- and Jay Roach, are Jewish, and b) most of the other people featured in the film were completely unaware of their ultimate role in the resulting movie. (In fact, the movie contains only 4 actors: Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell and Pamela Anderson herself.herself, and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luenell Luenell]], who plays a [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold kind-hearted New Orleans prostitute]] that Borat befriends on his journey.) Controversy followed the film for many of the above-mentioned reasons, including lawsuits brought by many of the subjects of Borat's attention. It has been banned in all Arab countries save Lebanon, and Russia has discouraged cinemas there from showing it.
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They didn't really do anything "heroic" in this movie.


* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Borat and Azamat are both extremely racist and misogynistic. This leads to many instances of CringeComedy with the real-life people that Borat meets, especially those that are even more racist and misogynistic than he is.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Borat and Azamat are both extremely racist and misogynistic. This leads to many instances of CringeComedy with the real-life people that Borat meets, especially those that are even more racist and misogynistic than he is.
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even in-universe, he never had a real chance


* RefugeInAudacity: Borat's idea of "marrying" Pamela Anderson is shoving her into a bag and trying to run off with her--an instance of marriage by capture. He almost makes it, too.

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* RefugeInAudacity: Borat's idea of "marrying" Pamela Anderson is shoving her into a bag and trying to run off with her--an instance of marriage by capture. He almost makes it, too.gets as far as putting the sack over her.
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* ParentalIncest: Borat and his mother are both children of Boltak the Rapist.

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