Three Thousand Years of Longing

Three Thousand Years of Longing

A lonely and bitter British woman discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with apathy, she is unable to come up with one until his stories spark in her a desire to be loved.

  • Released: 2022-08-24
  • Runtime: 108 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
  • Stars: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Kaan Guldur, Ece Yüksel, Zerrin Tekindor, Erdil Yaşaroğlu, David Collins, Alyla Browne, Nicola Mouawad, Angie Tricker, Hayley Gia Hughes, Jason Jago, Seyithan Özdemir, Burcu Gölgedar, Berk Ozturk, Ogulcan Arman Uslu, Pia Thunderbolt, Matteo Bocelli, Lachy Hulme, Megan Gale, Jack Braddy, Aamito Lagum, Aiden Mckenzie, Aska Karem, Shakriya Tarinyawat, Hugo Vella, John Puckeridge-Webb, Anna Adams, James Dobbins Jones, Tendai Dzwairo, Randolph Fields, Amelia Patomaki, Sarah Houbolt, Callum Moran, Shane Miller, David Paulsen, Tahlia Crinis, Melissa Jaffer, Feride Eralp, Georgiou Thomas, Arshia Dehghani, Talia Tulin Sert, Melissa Kahraman, Nathan Susskind, Ronny Mouawad, Michelotti Edoardo, Prakash Paul, Sabrina Elba, Olivia Porter, Burwaiss Ahmed, Quaden Bayles, Botan Ozer
  • Director: George Miller
 Comments
  • baunacholi-86159 - 11 June 2024
    A WONDERful
    Experience. Three thousand years of longing is a movie unlike anything I've seen before. The visuals are stunning and truly innovative however they never distract just for the sake of it (or end in a wild dog and pony show) instead they felt naturally embedded and add a richness and depth to this outstanding fantasy movie. Who thought a dialogue in a hotel room can be that captivating, fascinating and ultimately entertaining? Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba create some on screen magic. An intriguing and intelligent fairy tale which has the potential to become a modern classic. To wrap up a story like this is tricky...the end, is ... adequate... and leaves some room to think about it.
  • gkaris - 5 March 2024
    Time's stuff.
    Over time, human beings have proven to never change exponentially. Intrinsically, they will do the same things, have the same opinions, views and approach things as their ancestors did. This movie attempts to get on that.

    The old familiar tale of a Djinn (a Greek mythological creature) appearing and granting three wishes is well-known, and this tale has been invariably told for over 2 millenniums.

    A quite simple work assigned to the Djinn (Idris Elba) gets complicated owing to the incomprehensible dynamics of people. His meeting with a sober and lonely scholar Alithea (Tilda Swinton) might change the trajectory of the Djinn's journey. The lengthy chat in the hotel room between the two enlightens the true element.

    Due to its open-ended and malleability nature (compare with Aladdin's tales), this story has managed to gain gravitas for over 3000 years and even with its simplicity, it still can't be solved.