Baron Cohen delivers the expected repertoire of shock gags and deadpanned verbal enormities one expects from a Borat film, and even manages to land some punches at the expense of bigots and loons. Even the coronavirus pandemic, which struck America as the film was being shot, is subverted as a comedic plot point. In classic Boratic fashion, the mockumentary follows the wacky duo on a cavalcade across Trump’s America, filming candid performances by unsuspecting characters ranging from QAnon believers and Republican activists to prim debutantes and Giuliani himself. This time Baron Cohen has brought his (Bulgarian-speaking) teenage daughter along, with the mission of giving her “as a gift” to some powerful American politicians-initially Mike Pence, then Rudy Giuliani. Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Kazakh” TV reporter (even if he speaks Hebrew) travels back to the US, 14 years after his latest feature-long escapade. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
