''Arif V 216'' is a Turkish comedy film directed by Kıvanç Baruönü and written by Cem Yılmaz. It stars Cem Yılmaz, Ozan Güven,

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, Zafer Algöz and Özkan Uğur. It is a sequel to ''

A.R.O.G ''A.R.O.G: A Prehistoric Film'' ( tr, A.R.O.G: Bir Yontma Taş Filmi) is a 2008 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, directed by Cem Yılmaz and Ali Taner Baltacı, about a used carpet salesman who is sent back in time by an old interplanetary ad ...

'' (2008) and ''

G.O.R.A ''G.O.R.A.: A Space Movie'' ( tr, G.O.R.A.: Bir Uzay Filmi) is a 2004 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as a used carpet salesman who is abducted by aliens from the planet G.O.R.A. The fi ...

'' (2004).

Plot

Arif, who has returned from Gora to the Earth, is leading a quiet life. Robot 216 suddenly comes to the Earth and tells Arif that he wants to live as a human. Arif and 216 time travel to 1969 with a time machine because the residents do not want an alien in their neighborhood.

Cast

Release

The premiere for ''Arif V 216'' was held on 3 January 2018 at Zorlu Center in

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. It was released throughout Turkey on 5 January. Special screenings were held on 5–7 January in Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir with the participation of actors. Released in 1,300 theaters across Turkey, it was watched by 1,331,691 people and became the fourth most-watched feature film of all time in Turkey and the one with the most number of viewers in January. On its first week of release, 2,092,000 people watched the film in total and it grossed 27.2 million. On 11 January, the film was released in a number of European countries. Special screenings were held on 12 January in Berlin, and on 13 January in Amsterdam.

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