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Originally Posted by graciegirl

Never heard of Borat. Is it a liberal thing?

Well the Russians hated it as well as the Arab countries. It was a huge commercial as well as critical success. from wikipedia

the film was a critical and commercial success. Baron Cohen won the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor: Musical or Comedy, as Borat, while the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture in the same category.[6] Borat was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 79th Academy Awards.

Controversy surrounded the film even two years prior to release, and after the film's release, some cast members spoke against, and even sued, its creators. It was banned in all Arab countries except Lebanon,[7] and the Russian government discouraged Russian cinemas from showing it