Kazakhstan Borat facts
While investigating facts about Kazakhstan Borat, I found out little known, but curios details like:
When Sacha Baron Cohen was being threatened by the Kazakhstan government with legal action, he replied as his character, Borat: "I'd like to state that I have no connection with Mr. Cohen and fully support my government decision to sue this Jew."
After its tourism sector boomed, Kazakhstan's foreign minister thanked Sacha Baron Cohen in 2012 for the release of Borat after the country saw a 10x increase in issued visas.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 28 of the best facts about Kazakhstan Borat I managed to collect.
-
The parody national anthem of Kazakhstan from Borat was accidentally downloaded and played for a Kazakh gold medalist in shooting
-
The parody national anthem or Kazakhstan from Borat was accidentally downloaded and played in its entirety for a Kazakh gold medalist during the 2012 Olympics
-
In 2012, after the Kazakhstan's shooting team won a medal at the championships in Kuwait, instead of the country's national anthem being played, the joke national anthem from the Borat movie was played.
-
At the 2012 International Shooting Grand Prix gold medalist Maria Dmitrienko of Kazakhstan had to listen to the entire parody of O’ Kazakhstan from Borat. The incident resulted from the wrong song being downloaded from YouTube at the last minute. Senior officials of Kazakhstan were furious
-
The cast and crew of Borat nearly started a riot during the filming of the rodeo scene where Borat sings the (made up) Kazakhstan national Anthem to the tune of the American national anthem.
-
In 2012, the mock anthem of Kazakhstan, from "Borat" was mistakenly played at the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix, instead of the actual one.
-
In 2012, after they won a shooting competition in Kuwait, the Kazakhstan team were subjected to the anthem from Borat, rather than their own national anthem at the medals ceremony.
-
The village Sasha Baron Cohen filmed in for the start of the movie "Borat" wasn't in on the joke. Most villagers didn't speak English and were shocked to find out what he was saying in the movie. The village isn't even in Kazakhstan - it's in Romania. - [4:14]
-
Despite its plot being centered around Kazakhstan and Kazakhstani culture, the film "Borat" contains no trace of Kazakh language, scenery or actors.
-
Kazakhstan's national shooting team won a medal at an event in Kuwait, but to the horror of many in the audience, instead of the national anthem being played, the anthem from Borat was played instead.
What is true about kazakhstan borat?
You can easily fact check it by examining the linked well-known sources.
An angry Kazakhstan director made an unofficial sequel to the movie Borat to address misconceptions of their country.
The Kazakhstan national anthem parody used for the movie Borat was accidentally used at an actual medal ceremony for Kazakhstan - source
After the film Borat was made, tourism to Kazakhstan increased tenfold.
Kazakhstan parody national anthem from the comedy film Borat, which acclaims Kazakhstan for its high-quality potassium exports and having the second cleanest prostitutes in the region, was mistakenly played at the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix medal ceremony.
The parody national anthem from Borat, which acclaims Kazakhstan for its high-quality potassium exports and having the second cleanest prostitutes in the region, was mistakenly played for the gold medalist at the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix.
At a medal ceremony for athletes in Kuwait, the organizers accidentally played the Kazakhstan national anthem from the movie "Borat".
