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Dir(s): Mercedes Stalenhoef
Program: Special Presentations
Run Time: 85 | Netherlands | Language: (Subtitled in English) English Romanian
Life in the tiny rural village of Glod, Romania is pretty uneventful for 17-year-old Carmen. She works in her father's bar, waiting on layabouts, watching Spanish soap operas, and planning a life far, far away. But when crews from Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat film arrive, everything changes. Speaking no English, the townsfolk mistake it for a real documentary, and respected villagers like Carmen's father and grandfather happily mug for the camera. When they see themselves portrayed on screen as Kazakhstani whores, thieves, and abortionists, the village is horrified. Cue revenge: big city lawyers channel their outrage into a $30-million lawsuit against the studio. Cue drama: fantasies of fantastic wealth spread like wildfire. Even Carmen begins to reconsider her prospects in Glod, but village greed and suspicion soon catch up to her. Director Mercedes Stalenhoef uncovers a story befitting Hollywood in this darkly comic film about pride, betrayal, and Borat. Myrocia Watamaniuk
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Director(s) : Mercedes Stalenhoef
Producer(s) : Pieter van Huystee
Executive Producer(s) : Sylvia Baan, Annemiek van der Hell
Cinematographer(s) : Erik van Empel
Editor(s) : Gys Zevenbergen
Composers(s) : Vincent van Warmerdam
Carmen Meets Borat deals with the following subjects: Central and Eastern European Cultures & Issues, Films & Filmmakers, Popular Culture, Rural Life
Carmen Meets Borat will be presented at the following times and locations.
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| 6:30 pm Sat, May 2 |
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| 4:30 pm Sun, May 3 |
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| 9:30 pm Sun, May 10 |
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The following titles are in the Special Presentations category along with Carmen Meets Borat.
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