The return of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Sagdiyev in Amazon’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm was certainly well-timed. In the midst of a tumultuous election cycle that spurred baseless conspiracy theories as well as blatant racism, xenophobia, and ignorance, Borat returned to hold a mirror up to America and remind us all that this country is still depressingly full of indifference, misinformation, and hatred. Cohen’s efforts to reveal the ugliness that still permeates our culture was so fruitful that he and Amazon are now releasing the companion series Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat, featuring left over footage from the film as well as short, digestible videos debunking popular conspiracies that are displayed in the 2020 sequel.
The first portion, Borat’s American Lockdown, expands upon the portion of the film in which the Covid-19 shutdown forces Borat to room with conspiracy theorists Jim Russell and Jerry Holleman. A highlight within the original cut,...
The first portion, Borat’s American Lockdown, expands upon the portion of the film in which the Covid-19 shutdown forces Borat to room with conspiracy theorists Jim Russell and Jerry Holleman. A highlight within the original cut,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Nick Harley
- Den of Geek
"These liberal snowflakes have crazy ideas about women." Amazon has released an official trailer for a set of extra features to compliment last year's Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, aka Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. This new set of extra material is titled Borat Supplemental Reportings Retrieved From Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine and will be available to watch on Prime Video this May. One of the offerings is extra footage from the making of Subsequent Moviefilm, either things they edited out, or B-roll footage. Another is a 40-minute reality show following Borat as he takes shelter during the pandemic with Jim Russell & Jerry Holleman, the conspiracy theorists in the film (he spent days with them in character). Finally, there's "Debunking Borat" - six new shorts also inspired by Borat’s conspiracy theory roommates, as each short debunks...
- 5/23/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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