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
  • helenaforsyth - 29 May 2024
    Truly unpleasant film
    A film entirely centred on sexual coercion and control with only a tiny bit of reflection at the the end (which was meaningless). Felt more like it had been made in the 1970s rather than the 2020s!

    So many 'off' moments that made me squirm. Don't know how the A list cast got roped in but they should have used better judgement.

    So many red flags - child marriage (but husband who raped his wife every night described as 'kindly') overweight people used for humour (a woman falling on a flagstone floor will hurt herself not break the stone!), slavery in various forms (of women as 'concubines' which is viewed as benign (that may have been the view in the past but this is the 21st century!) Why would a 21st Century woman not question that world view now? One who plans to enslave her very own Djinn to be her perpetual lover - she only reflects on this unethical decision in the most fleeting way.

    All left me cold and a bit disgusted.
  • cinish - 23 February 2024
    Dystopian theme ride
    Imagination running wild. No holds barred.

    You think it, you write it, and you art and costume design it, and make it real in movie land. Probably one of the most striking VFX movies I have seen in a while.

    The magic of stories and story telling brought out superbly with lavish sets and costumes and sound design and visual extravagance.

    Djinn was amazing. Great performance from the actor.

    What I loved most was the abandon with which the script unfolds. You never know where you are going next. It is like an amusement park theme ride.

    I had watched it the day before and I have already forgotten most of it. But the movie had definitely left me with a smile on my face. Worth a watch for that if nothing else.