'Borat' boosted tourism to Kazakhstan, official says

latimesblogs.latimes.com — Kazakhstan was decidedly not amused when British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen poked fun at the former Soviet nation six years ago in his rollicking, often profane mockumentary "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." But tourism to Kazakhstan has surged since the film came out, with visas growing tenfold, Foreign Minister Erzhan Kazykhanov reportedly said Monday.