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 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject: Borat selling nicely in Kazakhstan |
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'Borat' DVD selling nicely in Kazakhstan
POSTED: 1852 GMT (0252 HKT), March 12, 2007
Story Highlights� "Borat" a hit in Kazakhstan
� Amazon: Kazakhs want to see what "the fuss is about"
� Film is mockumentary about Kazakh reporter in U.S.
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LONDON, England (Hollywood Reporter) -- Kazakhs are rushing to order Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" on DVD from Amazon.co.uk, the online giant said.
"Borat" topped the order list from consumers in the former Soviet republic last week, according to Amazon head of media Rakhi Parekh.
"With the controversy the film caused around the world, it seems residents of Kazakhstan are now desperate to see what all the fuss is about -- so much so that they are willing to pay the 505 Kazakhstani tenge ($4) charge to have the DVD delivered from the U.K.," Parekh said Friday. (The film was released in the United States on DVD last Tuesday.)
Kazakhs also appear to have developed a healthy interest in capitalism and the United States, according to the top 10 product orders from Amazon.co.uk. The top-selling book is "Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on How to Be a High Performing Leader." Other titles on investment strategies and offshore tax planning suggest that locals are looking to add to the country's current list of six registered millionaires.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/12/film.borat.reut/index.html |
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