Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jason Woliner directs. Luke Geissbühler behind the camera. Erran Baron Cohen scores. Craig Alpert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Hebrew, Hungarian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 6 years ago.
• 2Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Hebrew, Hungarian, English.
• 3Part of the "Borat Moviefilms Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
• 4Directed by Jason Woliner, shot by Luke Geissbühler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Erran Baron Cohen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Craig Alpert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Sacha Baron Cohen and Maria Bakalova and Tom Hanks carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "Wear mask. Save live.".
• 9IMDB entry: tt13143964 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 10Classified under 19 themes, including "presidential election", "patriotism", "mockery", "kazakhstan".
• 11Released under 29 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography

Luke Geissbühler

Original score

Erran Baron Cohen

Editing

Craig Alpert

Production design

David Maturana

Costume design

Erinn Knight

Makeup / hair

Chris Lyons

Sound

Lora Hirschberg

Stunt coordinator

Charles Grisham

Runtime

96 min · 1h 36m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2020) ↗

Part of

Borat Moviefilms Collection

A collection of movies that follow the misadventures of a fictitious Kazakh journalist, named Borat Sagdiyev, who travels through the United States to make documentaries, which feature real-life interactions with unsuspecting Americans.

• 
  Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

  2006
• 
  Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

  2020 · this one

Also by

Jason Woliner

• 
  Parks and Recreation

  2009 · ★ 8.0
• 
  What We Do in the Shadows

  2019 · ★ 8.0
• 
  New Girl

  2011 · ★ 7.4
• 
  Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour

  2011 · ★ 7.3
• 
  Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong

  2009 · ★ 7.2
• 
  The Paper

  2025 · ★ 7.1

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Borat and Alexa Start a Weird Romance | Borat Supplemental Reportings

  Clip · Official
• 

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  Tutar Accidentally Eats a Baby and Wants to Keep It

  Clip · Official
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  Q&A with Borat (Internet Presentation)

  Featurette · Official
• 

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  Borat Learns About The 'Dangers Of The Democrats'

  Clip · Official
• 

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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official
• 

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  Borat Is Back

  Teaser · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Repo Jack2020-10-26
  ★ 8/10

  I'm generally not a comedy guy. I did see the first Borat and found it to be a hodge-podge of prank sketches with some very funny gags. Sacha Baron Cohan's follow-up improves over the original with a more story-based approach that still upends the '-isms" in America (racism, sexism, etc.) in the midst of a freaking pandemic. It couldn't be more well-timed in this brutal election season. The standout is Borat's 15 year old daughter played by Maria Bakalova (she's actually 24) who steals the show with her cluelessness and likeability. How well you enjoy this movie will depend on your own level of political ideology and tolerance to very crude and crass behavior. Personally, I found it hilarious. But it is definitely not for everybody.

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• r96sk2020-11-01
  ★ 7/10

  These films are way better than they have any right to be - entirely thanks to Sacha Baron Cohen. I enjoyed <em>'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'</em> more than its predecessor from 2006, which relied too heavily on shock sex humour for my liking - though I did still like it all in all. This sequel is a little more creative with its jokes, whilst still having the necessary silliness and cringe. Cohen is excellent as he reprises the role of Borat. He made me laugh a number of times, any other actor in this role simply wouldn't be funny - he somehow makes it work expertly, his perfect delivery being crucial. In the first film, Cohen had Ken Davitian alongside him. Davitian doesn't return which is a shame, but he isn't missed to be honest. Maria Bakalova steps in very well, I feared her Tutar character was going to be irritating but she's anything but - Bakalova holds her own alongside Cohen. It's amusing, in ways that are indeed funny but also in ways that you know you shouldn't be laughing at - though that's critical to these films working. It also has the same Punk'd feel that the original production has. Good satire.

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• Tejas Nair2020-11-25
  ★ 4/10

  I struggled through Borat Subsequent Moviefilm not because it is as wild and ridiculous as the first part but because there's just too much that Sacha Baron Cohen stuffs into it, which made my viewing experience slightly unpleasant. Sure, there are LOL moments and absurd dialogues that make the film what it is, but after a while, the jokes aren't funny (not in a bad way, though). The critique on the Trump administration is spot-on, so maybe this is more targeted towards Americans. However, I have to admit that this sequel is more adventurous, mischievous, and courageous than the first part, which is all that matters sometimes. Grade C-.

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Production companies

Who made it

• OA

  Oak Springs Productions

  US

• FO

  Four by Two Films

  US

Key crew

• ProstheticsGary Archer
• Wardrobe Specialized TechnicianLhars Ebersold
• Script SupervisorAbbey Spacil
• Senior Digital Intermediate ColoristDoug Delaney
• StuntsWhitney Coleman
• CharactersSacha Baron Cohen
• ProducerAnthony Hines
• ProducerMonica Levinson
• Executive ProducerPeter Baynham
• Executive ProducerBuddy Enright
• Executive ProducerNicholas Hatton
• Associate ProducerRachel Hein
• Associate ProducerLee Kern
• Co-ProducerJonathan Levene
• Executive ProducerDan Mazer
• Executive ProducerStuart Miller
• Production DesignDavid Maturana
• Costume DesignErinn Knight
• EditorCraig Alpert
• EditorMichael Giambra
• EditorJames Thomas
• ProducerSacha Baron Cohen
• GafferRobert Grower
• Set DecorationJill McGraw

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• presidential election
• patriotism
• mockery
• kazakhstan
• satire
• hidden camera
• sequel
• mockumentary
• prank
• social satire
• disguise
• satirical
• covid-19
• hilarious
• comedy
• admiring
• amused
• excited
• exhilarated

Release history · US

When it landed

• Digital2020-10-23R· Amazon

Also known as

International titles

• Borat 2US
• Borat Subsequent MoviefilmUS
• Борат: Последующий кинофильмRU
• Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey to Vice Premiere Mikhael Pence to Make Benefit Recently Diminished Nation of KazakhstanUS
• Борат 2UA
• Borat : Le film d'aprèsFR
• Borat Anschluss-MoviefilmDE
• Borat: película film secuela. Entrega de un soborno prodigioso al régimen americano para beneficio de la gloriosa nación de KazajistánES
• 보랏 2KR
• Borat: Fita de Cinema SeguintePT
• Borat: la secuelaES
• Borat 2FR
• 보랏 서브시퀀트 무비필름KR
• Borat efterfølgende MoviefilmDK
• Borat 2 - Fita de Cinema SeguinteBR