Flamboyantly gay Austrian television reporter Bruno stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and large crowds through brutally frank interviews and painfully hilarious public displays of homosexuality.
Acting
Cohen's commitment to chaos even when physically endangered.
Direction
Larry Charles threading legal needle of unscripted provocation.
Practical Effects
Real unsuspecting marks, real lawsuits, real consequences.
Director
Larry Charles
Sacha Baron Cohen
Brüno
Gustaf Hammarsten
Lutz
Clifford Bañagale
Diesel
Josh Meyers
Kookus
Toby Holguin
Mexican Gardener #1
Gilbert Rosales
Mexican Gardener #3
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Mexican Gardener #4
Bono
Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Chris Martin
Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Elton John
Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Slash
Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Snoop Dogg
Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Sting
Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Multiple lawsuits followed release including from a charity worker who claimed she was misled into appearing. Cohen won most.
Released months after California's Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage, the film's timing made its satirical targets uncomfortably immediate.
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