Brüno

Brüno
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLarry Charles
Screenplay by
Story by
Based onBrüno Gehard
by Sacha Baron Cohen
Produced by
  • Sacha Baron Cohen
  • Jay Roach
  • Dan Mazer
  • Monica Levinson
Starring
Cinematography
  • Anthony Hardwick
  • Wolfgang Held
Edited by
  • James Thomas
  • Scott M. Davids
Music byErran Baron Cohen
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 10, 2009 (2009-07-10)
Running time
82 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Languages
  • English
  • German
Budget$42 million
Box office$138.8 million

Brüno is a 2009 mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, who produced, co-wrote, and played the gay Austrian fashion journalist Brüno Gehard. The film also stars Gustaf Hammarsten. A co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, it is the third film based on one of Cohen's characters from Da Ali G Show, following Ali G Indahouse and Borat.

Brüno was released on July 10, 2009, in the United States, by Universal Pictures. Despite mixed reviews from critics, it was a box-office success, grossing $139 million worldwide on a budget of $42 million.