...to put the record straight

Kazakhstan is reportedly planning its own unofficial sequel to Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat movie.

However, the follow-up is unlikely to find such rich comic material as the original as it has been specifically to combat negative stereotypes of the prosperous oil-rich nation.

Filmmaker Erkin Rakishev says his film My Brother, Borat, will feature an American Bora fan who travels to the country expecting a backwards wasteland, but finds a modern, progressive country.

He told local journalists: ‘We want to ride on the wave of success of Borat… to show people the real Kazakhstan, not Baron Cohen's Kazakhstan.’

The original 2006 caused outrage in the nation, with the government threatening to sue Baron Cohen, although it later relaxed its stance in an attempt to benefit from the character’s popularity.

The new film will be shot this autumn for release next year, Rakishev said.

Published: 7 Aug 2010