Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) Drama Fantasy Romance
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- Overall Score: ☆ 6.60/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.7/10
Metascore: ☆ 6.0/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 7.1/10
Three Thousand Years of Longing Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic - content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems. First, she doubts that he is real and second, because she is a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.
Tagline: What would you wish for?
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Three Thousand Years of Longing Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2022 (more 2022 movies)
Box Office: $8,286,741
Awards: 4
Nominations: 19
Language: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453), Turkish, G
Country: Australia, United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Three Thousand Years of Longing Release Dates In Theaters: Aug 26, 2022
Writers: George Miller, Augusta Gore, A.S. Byatt
Producers: Ali Akdeniz, Rachael Gill, Dean Hood, Craig McMahon, George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Kevin Sun
Editors: Margaret Sixel
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Three Thousand Years of Longing Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Tilda Swinton | ... | Alithea |
| Idris Elba | ... | The Djinn |
| Erdil Yasaroglu | ... | Prof. Günhan |
| Sarah Houbolt | ... | Airport Djinn |
| Sabrina Dhowre Elba | ... | British Council Lady / The Watcher |
| Seyithan Özdemir | ... | Pale Djinn |
| Aamito Lagum | ... | The Queen of Sheba |
| Nicolas Mouawad | ... | King Solomon |
| Ece Yüksel | ... | Gülten |
| Matteo Bocelli | ... | Prince Mustafa |
| Lachy Hulme | ... | Sultan Suleiman |
| Megan Gale | ... | Hürrem |
| Ogulcan Arman Uslu | ... | Murad IV |
| Jack Braddy | ... | Ibrahim |
| Zerrin Tekindor | ... | Kösem |
| Anna Adams | ... | Sugar Lump |
| George Shevtsov | ... | The Old Storyteller |
| David Collins | ... | Ozmet the Jocular |
| Burcu Gölgedar | ... | Zefir |
| Vincent Gil | ... | Old Merchant (as Vince Gil) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Tilda Swinton (b. November 5, 1960) – Alithea
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Also known as: Lutz Ebersdorf | Matilda Swinton - Idris Elba (b. September 6, 1972) – The Djinn
Sign: Virgo, Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m) - Erdil Yasaroglu – Prof. Günhan
- Sarah Houbolt – Airport Djinn
- Sabrina Dhowre Elba – British Council Lady / The Watcher
- Seyithan Özdemir – Pale Djinn
- Aamito Lagum – The Queen of Sheba
- Nicolas Mouawad – King Solomon
- Ece Yüksel – Gülten
- Matteo Bocelli – Prince Mustafa
- Lachy Hulme (b. April 1, 1971) – Sultan Suleiman
Sign: Aries, Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m) - Megan Gale – Hürrem
- Ogulcan Arman Uslu – Murad IV
- Jack Braddy – Ibrahim
- Zerrin Tekindor – Kösem
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