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DramaFantasyRomance

Three Thousand Years of Longing

- What would you wish for?

A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.

Release Date : 2022-08-24

Language :GreekEnglishGermanTurkish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : FilmNation EntertainmentElevate Production FinanceSunac PicturesKennedy Miller Mitchell

Production Country : AustraliaChinaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles : 3000 Years of Longing

Cast

Tilda Swinton

Character Name : Alithea

Original Name : Tilda Swinton

Gender : Female

Idris Elba

Character Name : The Djinn

Original Name : Idris Elba

Gender : Male

Erdil Yaşaroğlu

Character Name : Professor Günhan

Original Name : Erdil Yaşaroğlu

Gender : Male

Sabrina Elba

Character Name : British Council Lady / The Watcher

Original Name : Sabrina Elba

Gender : Female

Sarah Houbolt

Character Name : Airport Djinn

Original Name : Sarah Houbolt

Gender : Female

Seyithan Özdemir

Character Name : Pale Djinn

Original Name : Seyithan Özdemir

Gender : Male

Aamito Lagum

Character Name : The Queen of Sheba

Original Name : Aamito Lagum

Gender : Female

Nicolas Mouawad

Character Name : King Solomon

Original Name : Nicolas Mouawad

Gender : Male

Ece Yüksel

Character Name : Gulten

Original Name : Ece Yüksel

Gender : Female

Matteo Bocelli

Character Name : Prince Mustafa

Original Name : Matteo Bocelli

Gender : Male

Lachy Hulme

Character Name : Sultan Suleiman

Original Name : Lachy Hulme

Gender : Male

Megan Gale

Character Name : Hürrem

Original Name : Megan Gale

Gender : Female

Oğulcan Arman Uslu

Character Name : Murad IV

Original Name : Oğulcan Arman Uslu

Gender : Male

Jack Braddy

Character Name : Ibrahim

Original Name : Jack Braddy

Gender : Male

Zerrin Tekindor

Character Name : Kösem

Original Name : Zerrin Tekindor

Gender : Female

Anna Adams

Character Name : Sugar Lump

Original Name : Anna Adams

Gender : Female

George Shevtsov

Character Name : The Old Storyteller

Original Name : George Shevtsov

Gender : Male

David Collins

Character Name : Ozmet the Jocular

Original Name : David Collins

Gender : Male

Burcu Gölgedar

Character Name : Zefir

Original Name : Burcu Gölgedar

Gender : Female

Vincent Gil

Character Name : Old Merchant

Original Name : Vincent Gil

Gender : Male

Melissa Jaffer

Character Name : Clementine

Original Name : Melissa Jaffer

Gender : Female

Anne Charleston

Character Name : Fanny

Original Name : Anne Charleston

Gender : Female

Pia Thunderbolt

Character Name : Orhan's Pa

Original Name : Pia Thunderbolt

Gender : Female

Berk Ozturk

Character Name : Semih the Driver / Bazzar Young Shopkeeper

Original Name : Berk Ozturk

Gender : Male

Anthony Moisset

Character Name : Hotel Porter

Original Name : Anthony Moisset

Gender : Male

Alyla Browne

Character Name : Young Alithea

Original Name : Alyla Browne

Gender : Female

Sage Mcconnell

Character Name : Dormitory Girl

Original Name : Sage Mcconnell

Gender : Male

Abel Bond

Character Name : Enzo

Original Name : Abel Bond

Gender : Male

Agani Gecmez

Character Name : Turkish Hotel Waiter

Original Name : Agani Gecmez

Gender : Male

Ayantu Usman

Character Name : Sheba's Handmaiden

Original Name : Ayantu Usman

Gender : Male

Peter Bertoni

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Peter Bertoni

Gender : Male

Lianne Mackessy

Character Name : Emmeline Porter

Original Name : Lianne Mackessy

Gender : Male

Harlan Norris

Character Name : London Driver

Original Name : Harlan Norris

Gender : Male

Leslie Krahner

Character Name : Fisherman Rough Hands

Original Name : Leslie Krahner

Gender : Male

George Zammit

Character Name : Male Hands

Original Name : George Zammit

Gender : Male

Feride Eralp

Character Name : Female Hands

Original Name : Feride Eralp

Gender : Male

Matthew Khoury

Character Name : Blacksmith Ifrit / Persian Soldier

Original Name : Matthew Khoury

Gender : Male

Burwaiss Ahmed

Character Name : Byzantium Labourer

Original Name : Burwaiss Ahmed

Gender : Male

Edoardo Michelotti

Character Name : Mustafa Janissary

Original Name : Edoardo Michelotti

Gender : Male

Ronny Mouawad

Character Name : Mustafa Janissary / Airport Surly Supervisor

Original Name : Ronny Mouawad

Gender : Male

Paul Prakash

Character Name : Mustafa Janissary

Original Name : Paul Prakash

Gender : Male

Olivia Porter

Character Name : Juggler

Original Name : Olivia Porter

Gender : Male

Quaden Bayles

Character Name : Quick Change Boy

Original Name : Quaden Bayles

Gender : Male

Botan Ozer

Character Name : Ali

Original Name : Botan Ozer

Gender : Male

Georgiou Thomas

Character Name : Rustem Pasha

Original Name : Georgiou Thomas

Gender : Male

Arshia Dehghani

Character Name : Prince Cihangir

Original Name : Arshia Dehghani

Gender : Male

Talia Tulin Sert

Character Name : Seraglio Concubine

Original Name : Talia Tulin Sert

Gender : Male

Jean-Marc Agbogba

Character Name : Zaouli Dancer

Original Name : Jean-Marc Agbogba

Gender : Male

Kaan Guldur

Character Name : Young Murad IV

Original Name : Kaan Guldur

Gender : Male

Hugo Vella

Character Name : Young Ibrahim

Original Name : Hugo Vella

Gender : Male

Simon Abraham

Character Name : Persian Soldier

Original Name : Simon Abraham

Gender : Male

Bryony Pyke

Character Name : Slender Concubine

Original Name : Bryony Pyke

Gender : Male

Hana Habbouche

Character Name : Slender Concubine

Original Name : Hana Habbouche

Gender : Male

Jyoti Barry

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Jyoti Barry

Gender : Male

Madeline Berner

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Madeline Berner

Gender : Male

Kathleen Coffey

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Kathleen Coffey

Gender : Male

Nikki Hooppell

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Nikki Hooppell

Gender : Male

Stephanie Julien

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Stephanie Julien

Gender : Male

Elyse Metaxas

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Elyse Metaxas

Gender : Male

Debbie Correira

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Debbie Correira

Gender : Male

Laura Foster

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Laura Foster

Gender : Male

Ashleigh Geitzmann

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Ashleigh Geitzmann

Gender : Male

Hannah Robinson

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Hannah Robinson

Gender : Male

Felicity Tchorlian

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Felicity Tchorlian

Gender : Male

Kate Wake

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Kate Wake

Gender : Male

Mary P

Character Name : Ibrahim's Concubine

Original Name : Mary P

Gender : Male

Ron Hicks

Character Name : Dead Pasha

Original Name : Ron Hicks

Gender : Male

Glenn Levett

Character Name : Dead Vizier

Original Name : Glenn Levett

Gender : Male

Danny Lim

Character Name : Storyteller

Original Name : Danny Lim

Gender : Male

Rellim Egroeg

Character Name : Hapless Storyteller

Original Name : Rellim Egroeg

Gender : Male

Eva Maria Barboza

Character Name : Old Merchant's Cook

Original Name : Eva Maria Barboza

Gender : Male

Lulu Pinkus

Character Name : Old Merchant Wife

Original Name : Lulu Pinkus

Gender : Female

Karen Ainley

Character Name : Old Merchant Wife

Original Name : Karen Ainley

Gender : Male

Aska Karem

Character Name : Airport Security Officer

Original Name : Aska Karem

Gender : Male

Melissa Kahraman

Character Name : Airport Security Technician

Original Name : Melissa Kahraman

Gender : Male

Bridget Maizey

Character Name : Rollerblader in Love

Original Name : Bridget Maizey

Gender : Male

Eric Presnall

Character Name : Rollerblader in Love

Original Name : Eric Presnall

Gender : Male

Nolan Zadarnowski

Character Name : Small Child

Original Name : Nolan Zadarnowski

Gender : Male

Patryk Zadarnowski

Character Name : Father

Original Name : Patryk Zadarnowski

Gender : Male

Nathan Susskind

Character Name : Young Man Soccer Player

Original Name : Nathan Susskind

Gender : Male

Peter Stephens

Character Name : Persian General

Original Name : Peter Stephens

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-03

"Alithea" (Tilda Swinton) is a solitary scholar who travels to Istanbul to address a conference on the relative merits of myth v science. At the seminar, she starts to hallucinate and the seed is sown that perhaps the mystical is not so far-fetched as we might think! A visit to the Grand Bazaar sees her acquire a small blue bottle that, when attacked rather unceremoniously with an electric toothbrush, spills it's contents into her hotel room. A giant, hairy-legged Djinn (Idris Elba). In keeping with tradition, he offers her three wishes - but she is sceptical. Easy come, easy goes thinks she - and as the couple chat, she discovers just how he became incarcerated in this, his third, bottle. His are tales of love, lust, greed, power and sadness and he depicts them to her of his life of some thousands of years. He also declares just why it is so important that she actually makes her wishes; for without those he can never attain his freedom. It's good fun this film. An anthology of scenarios that entertain and amuse with a worldly and generous effort from the sagely Swinton who gradually falls in love with her now normal-sized companion. The dynamic between the two stars is engaging and effective, the latter delivering a charming contribution to a simple story of the problems of a series of unrequited loves over the centuries that will probably never find a straightforward solution! It's a quirky film, that moves along quickly and I really quite enjoyed it.

M

Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

2022-09-16

MORE SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/ "Three Thousand Years of Longing is one of the most ambitious films of the year. Relying on the genuinely charming, mesmerizing performances of Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, George Miller approaches a famous cautionary tale through a distinctive form of storytelling, focusing on flashbacks narrated by the male protagonist. The multiple stories of the past aren't always fascinating, partially due to the chosen narrative method, which becomes repetitive despite enriching some of the core themes. The immersive, atmospheric visuals elevate the overall piece with significant impact, making this a cinematic experience to leave any viewer contemplating life, desire, loneliness, and happiness." Rating: B+

N

Nathan

@TitanGusang

2022-10-14

I did not have many expectations for _Three Thousand Years of Longing_, but after leaving the theater it left me longing for more. I do not think any individual part of this film was inherently bad. The performances by Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton were captivating and their on-screen chemistry was amazing. The flash backs to the characters' lives were very fascinating. I really enjoyed exploring the lives of ancient civilizations in the eyes of George Miller. The overarching plot was decent, nothing spectacular. But the collection of all these different elements together just felt like a jumbled mess. The movie never gets in a groove and always feels like it is stumbling its way to the finish line. I felt the opening sequence was incredibly rushed and the audience does not really get to form a connection with Alithea before she unleashes the Djinn, and from there on the audience is whipped back and forth from flashback to present day and it feels incredibly disjointed. The jumbled up second act, deflates any type of momentum going into the third making it fall flat on its head. All this compiled together made a somewhat emotional and touching ending feel hollow and lackluster. Overall, as a collection of short stories this movie was a good time, but really does not belong together in a jumbled-up mess of a plot. **Score:** _53%_ | **Verdict:** _Average_