THE ANGELS The Kazakh American Association has published an open letter on social media against the new film Borat 2 (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm). In it, the fictitious Kazakh reporter Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) allegedly commits things that harm the Kazakh nation.
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The association is asking Amazon to withdraw the long-awaited film, which premiered only a week ago, from its offer. In the film, comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen again played the fictional Kazakh reporter Borat Sagdiyev, who was sent by his government to learn about American culture.
A letter to Amazon’s three leaders said the news could “irreversibly damage the national image of Kazakhstan and its people.” At the same time, its writers state that the film legitimizes national bullying due to its comedic nature.
At avaaz.org At the beginning of October, there was also a petition to remove the film from Amazon’s offer. It currently has over 110,000 signatures. The storms also accompanied the release of the first film in 2006, when Cohen had to publicly defend why he chose Kazakhstan for his jokes.
But Kazakhstan also benefits from Borat’s popularity. In parallel with the protests against the second Borat, the Kazakh Ministry of Tourism began to use the reporter’s favorite phrase “very nice!” In advertising campaigns. in the promotion of the state.
The news was enough to get into court. The film and Cohen were sued by Judith Dim Evans, a Holocaust survivor who appears in the film. According to her, Cohen mocks the Holocaust because he claims in one scene in a Jewish synagogue that none took place. The court refused to deal with the case. In addition, Evans died before the film premiered.
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