A shockingly funny examination of cultural ignorance (and bigotry) in America, Sasha Baron-Cohen’s Borat takes his television character and supplants him to rodeos, humor classes, driving instruction and other opportunities for semi-improvised mayhem. Combining real footage with a flimsy plot about a documentary about American life, Cohen creates a film that represents a new style of film-making – one where the audience never knows quite how much reality they are watching.