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A.R.O.G (2008)

A.R.O.G poster
Directed by
Cem Yılmaz
Genre
comedy film, science fiction comedy, parody film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
2h 08m
Rated
13+
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 279 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A carpet salesman from modern Turkey gets zapped back to prehistoric times by an old enemy from outer space. He has to survive in the stone age and find a way back home.

comedicplayfulfast-pacedsillycampynostalgiclighthearted

What happens

A.R.O.G: A Prehistoric Film (Turkish: 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 adversary out for revenge. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on December 5, 2008 (2008-12-05), was the highest grossing Turkish films of 2008 and is one of the most expensive Turkish films ever made. It is a sequel to G.O.R.A. (2004) and was followed by the sequel Arif V 216 (2018). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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