How Much Do You Know About The Real Kazakhstan?

Beyond Borat (2011): Sacha Baron Cohen s alter ego Borat was a Hollywood hit. But his portrayal of Kazakhstan as a backward and impoverished country has led the Kazakhs to fight against this damaging misconception. Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Kazakh film director, Rakishev, who made a film in response to Borat, states, "It s easy to cross the line between a joke and an insult". Over the past twenty years Kazakhstan has slowly risen to become a prosperous nation. President Nazarbayev has aimed to modernise the oil rich country, even building a city from scratch. With cutting edge architecture and glittering shopping malls, his people argue, "he is promoting the Kazakh people to a bright future". Whether his presidency has been democratic or not, many Kazakhis feel he has helped the country progress. Yet a closer look shows a country still hosting profound problems. As the controversial President is sworn back in, can the progress continue? For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/5110/beyond-borat Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures For similar stories, see: Resurrecting the Aral Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUyddi_5j8 Soap on the Steppes - Kazakhstan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdZwcUe8NC8 Caviar mafia go unchallenged in Kazakhstan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EfYk6q8wdw ABC Australia – Ref. 5110