Well, i've not seen it but i've heard quite a bit about it and the Kazakh reaction. Of course he was simply picking a virtually unknown country to test out reactions and stereotypes, but it's hardly surprising the Kazakhs didn't get the joke. They could use it as a positive opportunity for tourism rather than worry too much about their image. I've looked up a bit on the country, and once did an April Fool spoof poll of Kazakh cineastes (that caught out quite a few) well before Cohen copied my idea. It's a big place but less glamorous than silk road neighbours like Uzbekistan (which now has a monstrous leader), with its legendary cities like Samarkand or rulers like Tamberlane. Still, i did get a Kazakh cd, Akku, by Raushan Orazbaeva, virtuosa of the magical shamanic kyl-kobyz instrument. And i see Welsh composer Karl Jenkins went over there a few years back, did a Kazakh-influenced piece.

Anyway, Cohen is expert at eliciting unguarded natural reactions and showing up otherwise hidden prejudices in supposedly more advanced/civilised modern societies.