Last weekend, "Borat", the humorous and controversial film by British comedian, Sasha Baron Cohen [a.k.a. Ali G, Borat], opened in the United States on only 800 screens, but grossed over $26 million, making it the number 1 movie in America. Agents for the film must not have expected it to do that well, as most films expected to be popular open on about 2000 screens across the country. But expected or not, the film is a hit.
The film, whose full title is "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan", uses the fictional Borat Sagdiyev character to poke fun at American culture. But not everyone sees the humor in the film.
Officials of the Russian government have banned the film from being shown in theaters there. Yuri Vasyuchkov, head of film licensing for Russia's Federal Culture and Cinematography Agency, said, "We decided not to grant this film a cinema license because there are moments in the film which could offend some viewers' religious or national sensibilities."
The film will be released on DVD in Russia, even though it can't be shown in the theaters.
that's fucking gay
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