Borat banned from Russian screens

A government agency has denied permission for Sacha Baron Cohen’s controversial comedy Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan to be shown in Russian cinemas.

The Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography said the film could offend some viewers and contained material that “might seem humiliating in relation to certain ethnic groups and religions”, according to Vadim Ivanov, sales director at distributor Gemini Film International.