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Thursday, September 28, 2006

MORE ON BORAT

Here's part of his excellent Wikipedia entry:
Borat often discusses his family members with the people he interviews. Borat's sister, Natalya, is a prostitute (awarded "best sex in mouth" by the Almaty Chamber of Commerce, and rated the "number 4" prostitute in Kazakhstan) and the two of them like to pretend to be "husband and wife." He has a younger brother Bilo who is mentally ill and has a son born with an unusually excessive amount of body hair who travels "in a tent"; and another pubescent brother Vilo, who has grown a moustache since Borat left his home village. Borat states that the former has "small head, but very strong arm," and thus must be kept locked behind a metal door or in a cage. His relationship with his mother seems to be unpleasant, and Borat has commented that "she wishes she was raped by another man." According to the Official Borat Homesite, he also has an 11-year-old son named Biram, who is the father of his two grandchildren. Borat has a pet pig Igor which he claims to love, although he and his family end up eating it (including its eyes).

In one episode, Borat reveals that he suffered a "very bad gypsy attack," in which his wife and plough were stolen and "they touch[ed] [his] horse in [a] very bad way; it was depressed." Borat also claims to have previously worked as a Gypsy catcher, boasting that he can "hit a gypsy with a rock from fifteen metres away if chained—ten if not". Tragically, his first wife was accidentally shot in a field after a hunter mistook her for a bear. Borat was able to cope with the loss of his first wife and he has remarried several times. Still, Borat's exceptional sexual virility has compelled him to maintain extramarital relations with a girlfriend, a mistress, and at least one prostitute (although the latter relationship seems to consist exclusively of dancing). Incestuous relations with his sister, as well as incidents of bestiality with domesticated animals, and accidental homosexuality, have led some to question Borat's sexual ethics.

All the images where he is supposed to be in Kazakstan are actually filmed in Romania. The people, including those who are presented as being his family and friends, are Romanians from poor remote villages. Likewise, the theme song for his documentaries and that can be heard on his Myspace profile is a Romanian song. The person who appeared on MTV Europe Music Awards pretending to be the president of Kazakhstan also spoke Romanian.
Sweet Jesus on a Cross I can't wait for this movie.

It is now time for you to go visit the Official Borat Homepage.



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