Comments on: Borat & Mansur http://www.registan.net/index.php/2006/09/27/borat-mansur/ Central Asia News -- All Central Asia, All The Time Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:20:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Katy http://www.registan.net/index.php/2006/09/27/borat-mansur/comment-page-1/#comment-282167 Katy Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:03:12 +0000 http://www.registan.net/?p=6659#comment-282167 geez. I just emailed a bunch of these to you. D'oh! geez. I just emailed a bunch of these to you. D’oh!

]]> By: Narcogen http://www.registan.net/index.php/2006/09/27/borat-mansur/comment-page-1/#comment-282093 Narcogen Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:56:09 +0000 http://www.registan.net/?p=6659#comment-282093 Sorry to hear that. It does seem to be fall cold & flu season in Almaty right now. As for Nomad, it was a great first step, but unfortunately not all of the $15M spent on it reached the screen, if you know what I mean-- and it shows. The casting choices were also controversial among Kazakhstani citizens. As for the inaccurate portrayals of Nomad as a reaction to Borat, that seems to be nothing more than a chronological error. I was aware of the script and the funding for Nomad years before I had ever heard of Borat, before Cohen even had a show. I had seen the Ali G character then, but I don't even think Borat had yet been imagined. Sorry to hear that. It does seem to be fall cold & flu season in Almaty right now.

As for Nomad, it was a great first step, but unfortunately not all of the $15M spent on it reached the screen, if you know what I mean– and it shows. The casting choices were also controversial among Kazakhstani citizens.

As for the inaccurate portrayals of Nomad as a reaction to Borat, that seems to be nothing more than a chronological error. I was aware of the script and the funding for Nomad years before I had ever heard of Borat, before Cohen even had a show. I had seen the Ali G character then, but I don’t even think Borat had yet been imagined.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.registan.net/index.php/2006/09/27/borat-mansur/comment-page-1/#comment-282075 Nathan Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:11:23 +0000 http://www.registan.net/?p=6659#comment-282075 I would have gone to see it when I was in Almaty if the stars had been aligned a little better. (I came down with a nasty cold, severely hampering my motivation to do anything.) I would have gone to see it when I was in Almaty if the stars had been aligned a little better. (I came down with a nasty cold, severely hampering my motivation to do anything.)

]]> By: KZblog http://www.registan.net/index.php/2006/09/27/borat-mansur/comment-page-1/#comment-282074 KZblog Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:09:47 +0000 http://www.registan.net/?p=6659#comment-282074 It should be noted that Nomads is ALSO 1) a really great film, 2) based on a historical novel written ages ago and thus not only a tool of Kazakh nationalism but also an attempt to depict Kazakh history with a little flair and 3) the usual way films are made, based on good books. 4) A glance at the IMDB forum shows that ordinary Kazakhs want Americans and the world to see it, to see their culture and history. Heck, I want my family and friends to see it! It should be noted that Nomads is ALSO 1) a really great film, 2) based on a historical novel written ages ago and thus not only a tool of Kazakh nationalism but also an attempt to depict Kazakh history with a little flair and 3) the usual way films are made, based on good books. 4) A glance at the IMDB forum shows that ordinary Kazakhs want Americans and the world to see it, to see their culture and history. Heck, I want my family and friends to see it!

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