Borat receives Kazakh political support

British funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen's controversial new movie lampooning Kazakhstan has received unexpected support from one of the central Asian country's top politicians.

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan sees Cohen play spoof Kazakh TV presenter Borat Sagdiyev, who portrays his homeland as a country of superstition, incest, political suppression and religious intolerance.