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Three Thousand Years of Longing

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.

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Cast & Crew See All

Tilda Swinton
Alithea
Idris Elba
The Djinn
Erdil Yasaroglu
Prof. Günhan

Featured Video

Three Thousand Years Of Longing: Behind The Score With George Miller And Tom Holkenborg
Three Thousand Years Of Longing: Behind The Score With George Miller And Tom Holkenborg
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2:21 Three Thousand Years Of Longing: Behind The Score With George Miller And Tom Holkenborg

Awards

  • 2022 - AACTA Award - Best Cinematography in Film - nominated
  • 2022 - AACTA Award - Best Original Score in Film - nominated
  • 2022 - AACTA Award - Best Costume Design in Film - nominated
  • 2022 - AACTA Award - Best Editing in Film - nominated

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