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** Borat idolizes Donald Trump, Michael Pence, Rudy Giuliani, and the extreme conservatives he meets throughout the film. Considering that Borat is an unabashedly racist, misogynistic, homophobic anti-Semite, this doesn't exactly paint them in a positive light.

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** Borat idolizes Donald Trump, Michael Pence, Rudy Giuliani, and the extreme conservatives he meets throughout the film. Considering that Borat is an unabashedly racist, misogynistic, ableist, homophobic anti-Semite, this doesn't exactly paint them in a positive light.
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** Tutar is played by the very attractive Maria Bakalova, but aside from her character being underage,[[note]]Bakalova was actually 24 during filming,[[/note]] she finds herself in all sorts of uncomfortable and gross situations throughout the film, such as the infamous dance scene and opening a beer with her "small hole".
* FemaleMisogynist: Both Tutar ([[CharacterDevelopment initially]]) and the Instagram influencer who gives her advice.

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** Tutar is played by the very attractive Maria Bakalova, but aside from her character being underage,[[note]]Bakalova was actually 24 during filming,[[/note]] she finds herself in all sorts of uncomfortable and gross outrageous situations throughout the film, such as the infamous fertility dance scene and opening a beer with her "small hole".
* FemaleMisogynist: Both Tutar ([[CharacterDevelopment initially]]) and the Instagram influencer who gives her advice.advice on how to land a rich man. Among the pointers the influencer gives Tutar on how to be a [[GoldDigger sugar baby]] is to appear “kind of weak” for men.



* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted by Tutar, in disgusting detail. During the debutante ball, other guests are interested in her dancing until she shows them she's heavily menstruating.

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* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted by Tutar, in disgusting detail. a prominent scene that intentionally [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] a taboo subject. During the a [[https://time.com/5737250/debutantes-history/ debutante ball, other guests are interested in her dancing ball]], an event that symbolically celebrates womanhood and femininity, Borat and Tutar take to the dance floor to show off their traditional “fertility dance.” Guests start clapping along until she shows them [[spoiler: Tutar displays she's heavily menstruating.menstruating]].
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Johnny the Monkey is a chimpanzee who is also Kazakhstan's Minister of Culture and top porn star.
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After the release of his eponymous film, Borat Sagdiyev was accused of humilating Kazakhstan with his movie, and he was sentenced to imprisonment in a gulag for life. Fourteen years later, however, the country's Premier, Nursultan Nazarbayev, offers him a pardon, provided that he completes a mission to deliver the Kazakh Minister of Culture, [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Johnny the Monkey]], to US President Donald Trump in an attempt to redeem the nation.

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After the release of his eponymous film, Borat Sagdiyev was accused of humilating Kazakhstan with his movie, and he was sentenced to imprisonment in a gulag for life. Fourteen years later, however, the country's Premier, Nursultan Nazarbayev, offers him a pardon, provided that he completes a mission to deliver the Kazakh Minister of Culture, [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Johnny the Monkey]], Monkey, to US President Donald Trump in an attempt to redeem the nation.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Like Borat before her, Tutar is genuinely shocked, on more than one occasion, when she discovers that America is not the horribly misogynistic wasteland that (the fictional movie version of) Kazakhstan is.

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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Like Borat before her, As in Borat's other appearances, the film's fictional Kazakh culture is blatantly outdated in the present day.
** In Kazakhstan, Holocaust Remembrance Day is dedicated to the Nazi soldiers that guarded the concentration camps, rather than the millions of people (primarily Jews) that were murdered in them.
** Donald Trump and his inner circle, many of whom have faced numerous allegations of corruption and sexual assault, are highly admired in Kazakhstan for their abuse of power and mistreatment of women.
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Tutar is genuinely shocked, on more than one occasion, when she discovers that America is not the horribly misogynistic wasteland that (the fictional movie version of) Kazakhstan is.is. She is especially horrified when she sees a woman driving a car.
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** The Pastor of the crisis pregnancy center was clearly meant to be seen as an anti-abortion nut. However he ultimately proves to be very calm and reasonable despite hearing something so outrageous and disgusting.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Borat mentions early in the film that UsefulNotes/BarackObama's presidency led to other "Africans" getting into politics, showing a picture of [[UsefulNotes/CanadianPrimeMinisters Justin Trudeau]] as an example. Trudeau is white, and the picture used is an infamous photograph of him wearing {{blackface}}.



* CringeComedy: Much of the film is built on the extreme levels of discomfort that Borat and Tutar place on their unsuspecting marks, and it's made even worse by the fact that none of them are in on the joke, so the cringe is 100% real.

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* CringeComedy: Much of Like the film first film, ''Subsequent Moviefilm'' is built on the extreme levels of discomfort that Borat and Tutar place on their unsuspecting marks, and it's made even worse by the fact that none of them are in on the joke, so the cringe is 100% real.
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* TheStoic: While working as a barber, Borat shows his customer pictures of his previous job, which includes cutting up animals and castrating sex offenders. His customer is decidedly unfazed.
* TakeThat:
** A lot to go around, but Republicans, Website/{{Facebook}} (Sacha Baron Cohen has increasingly become actively against the platform for their reluctance to combat conspiracy theories), and Saudi Arabia are the most frequent targets. For example, Tutar "learns" from Facebook that the Holocaust never happened and that the Earth is flat.

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* TheStoic: While working as a barber, Borat shows his customer pictures of one of his previous job, past jobs, which includes included cutting up animals and castrating sex offenders. His customer is decidedly unfazed.
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** Because Borat himself is a PoliticallyIncorrectHero, the people and organisations that he admires, such as Donald Trump, the Republican Party and Saudi Arabia, are given [[DamnedByAFoolsPraise blatantly backhanded compliments]] throughout the film.
** A lot to go around, but Republicans, minor plot point revolves around Website/{{Facebook}} (Sacha Baron Cohen has increasingly become actively against the platform for their and its reluctance to combat conspiracy theories), and Saudi Arabia are the most frequent targets. For example, theories, something that Creator/SachaBaronCohen has frequently criticised them for. During an argument with her father, Tutar "learns" from Facebook reveals that she's started reading the platform, and has "learned" that the Holocaust never happened happened. Borat is shocked and disgusted that someone would claim the Earth is flat.Holocaust wasn't real, [[DeliberateValuesDissonance because its one of the proudest moments in Kazakh history]].
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* RecursiveCanon: It's revealed that Borat's previous film, which is a real documentary in-universe, enjoyed the same box office success and cultural impact that it had in real life. When Borat browses for disguises in a costume shop, one of the outfits he sees, listed as "Stupid Foreign Reporter", is clearly based on Borat himself, with the model even mimicking Borat's signature thumbs up signature.

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* RecursiveCanon: It's revealed that Borat's previous film, which is a real documentary in-universe, enjoyed the same box office success and cultural impact that it had in real life. When Borat browses for disguises in a costume shop, one of the outfits he sees, listed as "Stupid Foreign Reporter", is clearly based on Borat himself, with the model even mimicking Borat's signature thumbs up signature.gesture.
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* RecursiveCanon: Borat looks for disguises in a costume shop, and one of the outfits he picks up is called "Stupid Foreign Journalist", looking like his usual attire... so basically a knock-off Borat cosplay.

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* RecursiveCanon: It's revealed that Borat's previous film, which is a real documentary in-universe, enjoyed the same box office success and cultural impact that it had in real life. When Borat looks browses for disguises in a costume shop, and one of the outfits he picks up is called sees, listed as "Stupid Foreign Journalist", looking like his usual attire... so basically a knock-off Reporter", is clearly based on Borat cosplay.himself, with the model even mimicking Borat's signature thumbs up signature.
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* RecursiveCanon: Borat looks for disguises in a costume shop, and one of the outfits he picks up is called "Stupid Foreign Journalist", looking like his usual attire... so basically a knock-off Borat cosplay.
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* BigDamnHeroes: In the film's climax, Rudy Giuliani takes Tutar into the hotel bedroom, and it's heavily implied that he plans to seduce her, but Borat barges in to stop anything from happening.



* DirtyOldMan: Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and Rudy Giuliani act(ed) very inappropriately towards women and children in RealLife, and this trait of theirs is a focal point of the film. This is {{implied|Trope}} for Mike Pence, as he's intended to be the original recipient for Tutar, but it's unknown how much truth there is in this[[note]]In Pence's defense, he is never actually made aware of the plan to pimp out a 15-year-old to curry his favor (and the original plan was to give him a monkey), so it's unknown how he would have actually reacted to it[[/note]].

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* DirtyOldMan: A real-life example. The film frequently mentions the various ways that Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein Trump and his allies, particularly Rudy Giuliani act(ed) very and the late Jeffrey Epstein, have behaved and continue to behave inappropriately towards women and children in RealLife, young girls. Borat and Kazakhstan initially [[DeliberateValuesDissonance see nothing wrong with this trait of theirs is a focal point of horrific mistreatment]] and even [[DamnedByAFoolsPraise idolise these men for it]], with the film. film's main plot revolving around Borat trying to offer his own daughter to someone in Trump's inner circle. When he eventually stops them from sleeping together, Borat tells Giuliani that the 15-year-old Tutar is "too old" for him.
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This trope is also {{implied|Trope}} for Mike Pence, whom Borat refers to as he's the "vice pussy grabber", as he is intended to be the original recipient for Tutar, but Tutar. But it's unknown how much truth there is in this[[note]]In Pence's defense, this, as he is never actually made aware of the plan Borat's plan, and he's clearly less-than-amused when Borat [[ItMakesSenseInContext (disguised as Trump)]] appears at CPAC to pimp out a 15-year-old offer Tutar to curry his favor (and the original plan was to give him a monkey), so it's unknown how he would have actually reacted to it[[/note]].him.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: Largely out of [[RealityEnsues necessity]], the movie has a lot of similarities to one of Baron Cohen's other projects, ''Series/WhoIsAmerica'', where he took on a variety of different unknown disguised personas to continue the shtick he started with Borat and Ali G. Footage of Baron Cohen as Borat as Country Steve singing the "China Virus song" made the news in June 2020 and was widely believed to be for a second season of ''Who Is America'' before ''Borat 2'' was released. [[note]]In filming, Country Steve had a perfect American accent, which is more characteristic of ''Who Is America?'' than Borat. The final film dubs his singing with Borat badly attempting an American accent. Also, Country Steve resembles Billy Wayne Ruddick from the series.[[/note]]

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* SpiritualSuccessor: Largely out of [[RealityEnsues necessity]], necessity, the movie has a lot of similarities to one of Baron Cohen's other projects, ''Series/WhoIsAmerica'', where he took on a variety of different unknown disguised personas to continue the shtick he started with Borat and Ali G. Footage of Baron Cohen as Borat as Country Steve singing the "China Virus song" made the news in June 2020 and was widely believed to be for a second season of ''Who Is America'' before ''Borat 2'' was released. [[note]]In filming, Country Steve had a perfect American accent, which is more characteristic of ''Who Is America?'' than Borat. The final film dubs his singing with Borat badly attempting an American accent. Also, Country Steve resembles Billy Wayne Ruddick from the series.[[/note]]
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The film was released October 23, 2020 on Creator/PrimeVideo. In February 2021, it won the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, which its predecessor had lost to ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' 14 years earlier. ''Borat Subsequent Reportings Retrieved from Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine'', a followup miniseries made up of several specials largely featuring deleted scenes from the film, was released on May 25, again on Prime Video.

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The film was released October 23, 2020 on Creator/PrimeVideo. In February 2021, it won the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, which its predecessor had lost to ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' 14 years earlier. ''Borat ''Borat: Subsequent Reportings Retrieved from Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine'', a followup miniseries made up of several specials largely featuring deleted scenes from the film, was released on May 25, again on Prime Video.
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The film was released October 23, 2020 on Creator/PrimeVideo. In February 2021, it won the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, which its predecessor had lost to ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' 14 years earlier. ''Borat Subsequent Reportings Retrieved From Floor Of Stable Containing Editing Machine'', a followup miniseries made up of several specials largely featuring deleted scenes from the film, was released on May 25, again on Prime Video.

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The film was released October 23, 2020 on Creator/PrimeVideo. In February 2021, it won the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, which its predecessor had lost to ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' 14 years earlier. ''Borat Subsequent Reportings Retrieved From from Floor Of of Stable Containing Editing Machine'', a followup miniseries made up of several specials largely featuring deleted scenes from the film, was released on May 25, again on Prime Video.
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The film was released October 23, 2020 on Creator/PrimeVideo. In February 2021, it won the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, which its predecessor had lost to ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' 14 years earlier. ''Borat Subsequent Reportings Retrieved From Floor Of Stable Containing Editing Machine'', a followup miniseries made up of several specials largely featuring deleted scenes from the film, has been announced for a May 25 release, again on Prime Video.

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The film was released October 23, 2020 on Creator/PrimeVideo. In February 2021, it won the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, which its predecessor had lost to ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' 14 years earlier. ''Borat Subsequent Reportings Retrieved From Floor Of Stable Containing Editing Machine'', a followup miniseries made up of several specials largely featuring deleted scenes from the film, has been announced for a was released on May 25 release, 25, again on Prime Video.



* AppliedPhlebotinum: In-universe. Gypsy tears are believed to have curse-removing properties.

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* AppliedPhlebotinum: In-universe. In-universe; Gypsy tears are believed to have curse-removing properties.
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The film was released October 23, 2020 on Creator/PrimeVideo. In February 2021, it won the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, which its predecessor had lost to ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' 14 years earlier. ''Borat 2: Subsequent Reportings'', a followup miniseries largely featuring deleted scenes from the film, has since been announced.

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The film was released October 23, 2020 on Creator/PrimeVideo. In February 2021, it won the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, which its predecessor had lost to ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' 14 years earlier. ''Borat 2: Subsequent Reportings'', Reportings Retrieved From Floor Of Stable Containing Editing Machine'', a followup miniseries made up of several specials largely featuring deleted scenes from the film, has since been announced.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Borat's previous film, which InUniverse is an actual documentary made for the Kazakh government, was incredibly profitable in the United States. But the film's unintentionally unflattering portrayal of Kazakhstan embarrassed them on a global scale, and Borat became a social pariah in his home country because of this.
** Because of the first film's success (both in RealLife and InUniverse), most of the American public easily recognise Borat when he's out in the open [[note]]Creator/SachaBaronCohen had previously retired the character of Borat for this exact reason[[/note]], necessitating him to wear various disguises to carry out his mission.
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* OverTheShoulderCarry: Done to Tutar as a Borat-dressed-as-Trump offers her to Mike Pence.

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* OverTheShoulderCarry: Done to Borat, disguised as Donald Trump, carries Tutar as a Borat-dressed-as-Trump offers this way when he tries to offer her to Mike Pence.Pence at the [=CPAC=] rally.
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* OverTheShoulderCarry: Done to Tutar as a Borat-dressed-as-Trump offers her to Mike Pence.
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* RealityEnsues: Borat's celebrity status from the first movie (both InUniverse and out) means that it's harder to do his act without being recognized (indeed, the very existence of the sequel was first speculated when SBC was spotted filming as Borat out in the wild), so he now has to disguise himself further to trick people, as well as this time having another, lesser-known comedian with him to assist in the deception (Maria Bakalova, aka Tutar, who managed to get an interview with Rudy Guliani without him catching on that he was in a ''Borat'' movie).
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* WigDressAccent: Borat dons several disguises throughout the film because people recognize him (mostly in more populated areas) and [[RealityEnsues Sacha Baron Cohen exposing himself, even as the fictional character of Borat, would ruin the act]]. Two of them stand out a bit more: his Creator/DonaldTrump disguise falls under LatexPerfection, while his "Jew" disguise is a PaperThinDisguise.

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* WigDressAccent: Borat dons several disguises throughout the film because people recognize him (mostly in more populated areas) and [[RealityEnsues Sacha Baron Cohen exposing himself, even as the fictional character of Borat, would ruin the act]].act. Two of them stand out a bit more: his Creator/DonaldTrump disguise falls under LatexPerfection, while his "Jew" disguise is a PaperThinDisguise.
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* AscendedExtra: The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is only passingly mentioned as a gag in the previous movie ("come grasp mighty penis of our leader"), but in this movie he is the primary instigator for the plot, and the [[spoiler:[[CompleteMonster mastermind behind COVID-19]]]].

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* AscendedExtra: The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is only passingly mentioned as a gag in the previous movie ("come grasp mighty penis of our leader"), but in this movie he is the primary instigator for the plot, and the [[spoiler:[[CompleteMonster [[spoiler: mastermind behind COVID-19]]]].COVID-19]].
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* HypocriticalHumor: The infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is implied to be a respected figure in Kazakhstan, with Borat's son Hueylewis even naming himself after Epstein due to being ashamed of his own father. This is despite the fact that Epstein was Jewish, even though the film's version of the Kazakh people passionately hate Jews to the point of having an entire holiday to celebrate killing them.
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* AscendedExtra: The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is only passingly mentioned as a gag in the previous movie ("come grasp mighty penis of our leader"), but in this movie he is the primary instigator for the plot, and the [[spoiler:mastermind behind COVID-19]].

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* AscendedExtra: The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is only passingly mentioned as a gag in the previous movie ("come grasp mighty penis of our leader"), but in this movie he is the primary instigator for the plot, and the [[spoiler:mastermind [[spoiler:[[CompleteMonster mastermind behind COVID-19]].COVID-19]]]].
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The film was released October 23, 2020 on Creator/PrimeVideo. In February 2021, it won the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, which its predecessor had lost to ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' 14 years earlier.

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** After Tutar interrupts the conservative women’s conference with a speech of her own, most of the attendees seem [[DullSurprise pretty dismayed]] by [[ADateWithRosiePalms the subject matter she chose to speak on]]. At least one lady, however, grins as if genuinely amused by the incident.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Upon discovering that his new mobile phone can access free pornography, Borat excuses himself to the restroom to enjoy it... while the phone's display is still connected to the store's TV.
** Tutar masturbates for the very first time in a hotel bathroom, discovering that [[ItMakesSenseInContext her vagina will not grow teeth and suck her into itself if she touches it]]. She excitedly recounts her new experience in detail to a meeting of very uncomfortable Republican ladies.



* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Borat claims early on that Kazakhs guarded the concentration camps during the Holocaust. In actuality, Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union during the Holocaust and had nothing to do with it. Probably done deliberately to further illustrate the depths of Borat's ignorance.
** There is a little TruthInTelevision to this. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan_Legion Turkestan Legion]] did have Kazakh members.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Borat claims early on that Kazakhs guarded the concentration camps during the Holocaust. In actuality, Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union during the Holocaust and had nothing to do with it. Probably done deliberately to further illustrate the depths of Borat's ignorance.
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ignorance. There is a little TruthInTelevision to this. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan_Legion Turkestan Legion]] did have Kazakh members.



** The "''MELДNIД''" animated film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM3FjKAbds0 can be viewed here]].



* ADateWithRosiePalms:
** Upon discovering that his new mobile phone can access free pornography, Borat excuses himself to the restroom to enjoy it... while the phone's display is still connected to the store's TV.
** Tutar masturbates for the very first time in a hotel bathroom, discovering that [[ItMakesSenseInContext her vagina will not grow teeth and suck her into itself if she touches it]]. She excitedly recounts her new experience in detail to a meeting of very uncomfortable Republican ladies.



* {{Disneyesque}}: Tutar watches a Disney-style parody film about Melania Trump throughout the movie, who is apparently treated like a Franchise/DisneyPrincess in Kazakhstan.



* {{Disneyesque}}: Tutar watches a Disney-style parody film about Melania Trump throughout the movie, who is apparently treated like a Franchise/DisneyPrincess in Kazakhstan.



* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted by Tutar, in disgusting detail.

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* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted by Tutar, in disgusting detail. During the debutante ball, other guests are interested in her dancing until she shows them she's heavily menstruating.



* RuleOfFunny: The scene where Borat is revealed to have [[spoiler:directly infected Creator/TomHanks in Australia with COVID-19]] during his journey to the US doesn't exactly hold up with the movie's timeline, given that most of the prologue seems to happen in late 2019 (i.e. [[spoiler:Borat introducing COVID to the Huanan Seafood Market]]) and a good chunk of the movie happens well before [[spoiler:Hanks would have been infected (i.e. the scene with Mike Pence happened over a month prior to the virus being treated as a pandemic)]]. But the scene is so [[CrossesTheLineTwice audacious]] and the fact that [[spoiler:Tom actually cameoed]] makes the scene work anyways.

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* RuleOfFunny: The scene where Borat is revealed to have [[spoiler:directly infected Creator/TomHanks in Australia with COVID-19]] during his journey to the US doesn't exactly hold up with the movie's timeline, given that most of the prologue seems to happen in late 2019 (i.e. [[spoiler:Borat introducing COVID to the Huanan Seafood Market]]) and a good chunk of the movie happens well before [[spoiler:Hanks would have been infected (i.e. the scene with Mike Pence happened over a month prior to the virus being treated as a pandemic)]]. But the scene is so [[CrossesTheLineTwice audacious]] audacious and the fact that [[spoiler:Tom actually cameoed]] makes the scene work anyways.
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* ShowSomeLeg: Tutar Sagdiyev does this during a ball, as shown in the first trailer. [[spoiler: She actually ends up showing a ''lot'' more than leg.]]


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* ShoutOut: Near the end of the film, [[spoiler:the information on Nazarbayev's wall allows Borat and Tutar to realise that Kazakhstan created the SARS [=CoV=]-2 virus and used them to spread it]]. This entire sequence, capped off with a slow-motion shot of Borat [[DramaticShattering dropping his glass in shock]], directly homages the famous twist ending of ''Film/TheUsualSuspects''.
* ShowSomeLeg: Tutar Sagdiyev does this during a ball, as shown in the first trailer. [[spoiler: She actually ends up showing a ''lot'' more than leg.]]

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