| Arif V 216 | |
| Director: | Kıvanç Baruönü |
| Producer: | Muzaffer Yıldırım Cem Yılmaz |
| Starring: | Cem Yılmaz Ozan Güven Seda Bakan Zafer Algöz Özkan Uğur |
| Cinematography: | Jean Paul Seresin |
| Music: | Jingle House İskender Paydaş |
| Studio: | CMYLMZ Fikir Sanat NuLook |
| Distributor: | Mars Dağıtım |
| Runtime: | 126 min |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Language: | Turkish |
| Budget: | $9 million[1] |
| Gross: | ₺62,4 million[2] |
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, 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.
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]