ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 11月12日 06時00分

Sacha Baron Cohen may be the star of the “Borat” sequel, but Maria Bakalova has emerged as its hero.

Bakalova plays Tutar Sagdiyev, the downtrodden 15-year-old daughter of the titular Kazakh journalist portrayed by Baron Cohen. Raised in a barn, Tutar contrives a way to accompany Borat on his latest journey to the United States, becoming both the bait and the co-conspirator in her father’s schemes to deliver her to Vice President Mike Pence.

Through numerous awkward encounters with unsuspecting marks — including a now-infamous interview with Rudolph W. Giuliani — Tutar discovers her self-worth while calling attention to the misogyny around her. It is a breakthrough performance for @mariabakalovaofficial, a 24-year-old Bulgarian actress who sees the “Borat” sequel as being fundamentally the story of Tutar’s education and liberation.

“It’s a movie of how a girl can grow up and should grow up,” she said. “How people can treat you as not equal because you’re a woman and what kind of options you have.”

Tap the link in our bio to read more about Bakalova and working with Baron Cohen on the film. Photo by @elizabethrweinberg.

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