Cancel Borat : Some in Kazakhstan not amused by comedy sequel | Kazakhstan | Al Jazeera
The fictional titular character is a Kazakh journalist and television personality Borat Sagdiyev, played by Baron Cohen, and characterised by his exaggerated racist, antisemitic and misogynist views, which are portrayed in the film as being typical in Kazakhstan.
While the movie is a satire on American ignorance and prejudice, rather than an attempt to mock Kazakhs, not everyone in Kazakhstan has appreciated the joke.
Prior to the movie s release, more than 100,000 people signed an online petition to cancel the film.
Small groups of protesters also gathered in front of the US consulate in the Kazakh city of Almaty on the day of the premiere.