Arif V 216

Arif V 216 is a 2018 Turkish comedy film directed by Kıvanç Baruönü and written by Cem Yılmaz.^[3] It stars Cem Yılmaz, Ozan Güven, Seda Bakan, Zafer Algöz and Özkan Uğur. It is a sequel to A.R.O.G (2008) and G.O.R.A (2004).^[4]

Arif V 216
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kıvanç Baruönü
Written by	Cem Yılmaz
Produced by	Muzaffer Yıldırım Cem Yılmaz
Starring	Cem Yılmaz Ozan Güven Seda Bakan Zafer Algöz Özkan Uğur
Cinematography	Jean Paul Seresin
Music by	Jingle House İskender Paydaş
Production companies	CMYLMZ Fikir Sanat NuLook
Distributed by	Mars Dağıtım
Release dates	3 January 2018 (2018-01-03) (Istanbul) 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) (Turkey)
Running time	126 min
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish
Budget	$9 million[1]
Box office	₺62,4 million[2]

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

• Cem Yılmaz as Arif Işık/Erşan Kuneri
• Ozan Güven as 216/Barış Manço
• Seda Bakan as Pembeşeker/232
• Zafer Algöz as Besim Toker
• Özkan Uğur as Garavel
• Özge Özberk as Ceku
• Kerem Alışık as Ömer
• Ediz Hun as Himself
• Farah Zeynep Abdullah as Ajda Pekkan
• Mustafa Sandal as Mahalleli
• Mert Fırat as Sadri Alışık
• Can Yılmaz as Eryetiş
• Çağlar Çorumlu as Zeki Müren
• Ahu Yağtu as Pervin Toker
• Maria Anastasiyeva as Filiz Akın
• Murat Arkın as Cüneyt Arkın
• Şükrü Özyıldız as Ayhan Işık

Release

From left to right: Kıvanç Baruönü, Özkan Uğur, Maria Anastasiyeva, Can Yılmaz, Zafer Algöz, Ozan Güven and Cem Yılmaz at the film's premiere in İzmir.

The premiere for Arif V 216 was held on 3 January 2018 at Zorlu Center in Istanbul.^[5][6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8][9] On its first week of release, 2,092,000 people watched the film in total and it grossed ₺27.2 million.^[10]

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.^[11]

References

1. Altaylı, Fatih (5 January 2018). "Şaşırdık mı?". Habertürk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
2. "Arif v 216". Box Office Türkiye. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
3. "Cem Yılmaz 'Arif v 216' filmi için Seda Bakan'ı seçti". NTV.com.tr. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
4. Lebleb.com - Gora Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Arif V 216'nın galasında şıklık yarışı". CNN Türk. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
6. "Sosyete galada". htkulup.haberturk.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
7. "Oyunculu özel gösterim". Twitter. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
8. "01-03 Aralık 2017". Box Office Türkiye. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
9. "Box Office Türkiye: Arif v 216, Ocak ayı açılış rekoruyla geldi!". Box Office Türkiye. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
10. "05-11 Ocak 2018". Box Office Türkiye. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
11. "V rota Avrupa". Twitter. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Arif V 216 at IMDb
• Arif V 216 at Rotten Tomatoes