Cannes wrapped a late and truncated version of its 2020 film festival on Thursday, just hours before all of France went into a second lockdown.

This was the most challenging movie I’ve ever made, because I was taking my most famous character, trying to make a movie with real people who are placed in higher places, holding important political positions–Sacha Borat Cohen

Netflix scored more than twice as many nominations (31) as the next-most-nominated distributor, Neon (14).

The mockumentary’s content warning points out the film’s depictions of “sexuality, drug use, foul language, nudity, blackface” — basically about what you’d expect from a “Borat” film.

The distinctive John Wayte screen persona can be described in terms of specific basic elements, the most important of which were: a forceful screen presence, physical and moral strength, virile masculinity, honesty and sincerity, the portrayal of distinctly American heroes, and indestructibility.

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