G.O.R.A.

G.O.R.A. 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 film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on November 5, 2004 (2004-11-05), was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2004 and was followed by the sequels A.R.O.G (2008) and Arif V 216 (2018).[2][3]

G.O.R.A
Film poster
Directed byÖmer Faruk Sorak
Produced byNuri Sevin
Necati Akpınar
Gökhan Tuncel
Written byCem Yılmaz
StarringCem Yılmaz
Özge Özberk
Şafak Sezer
Rasim Öztekin
İdil Fırat
Özkan Uğur
Music bySagopa Kajmer
Ozan Çolakoğlu
CinematographyVeli Kuzlu
Edited byBöcek Yapım
BKM Film
Release date
  • November 5, 2004 (2004-11-05)
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
Box office30,805,474 TL [1]

Synopsis

The film is about a used carpet salesman Arif (played by Cem Yılmaz) who is abducted by aliens from the planet G.O.R.A. There he becomes involved in thwarting a diabolical scheme being advanced by the planet's security chief Logar (also played by Cem Yılmaz) and saves the planet. The film spoofs various science fiction films such as Star Wars, The Fifth Element and The Matrix.

Cast

Reception

Reviews

Todd Brown, writing for Twitch Film, describes the film as, "a very funny, very Mel Brooks inspired sci fi comedy," with "some pitch perfect knocks on both Star Wars and the Matrix films in there," that "looked good...went on to become a huge hit in its native country," and "re-introduced Turkish genre film to international audiences as it rolled out on the festival circuit," proving that Turkey "was capable of producing big, glossy productions with the very best of them."[4][5]

References
  1. "Interview with Cem Yılmaz". Sabah. 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  2. Lebleb.com - Gora Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Altuntas, Birsen (2002-03-08). "Kurtlar Vadisi Irak tüm rekorları kırdı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  4. Brown, Todd. "GORA Trailer - European Sci-Fi Spoof". twitch. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  5. Brown, Todd. "First Three Minutes Of Cem Yilmaz's A.R.O.G.!". twitch. Retrieved 2010-02-18.


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