‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ (2022) Trailer

Directed by George Miller, starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. Based on ‘The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye’ by A. S. Byatt.

Three Thousand Years of Longing will offer us a slightly different take on the fantasy genre.

Premise

A woman who leads a comfortable life as a scholar travels to Istanbul where she will summon a Djinn. They strike a bargain, he grants her three wishes, and she will in return grant him his freedom.

The two of them also strike up a conversation, which will take them elsewhere than expected….

Trailer of ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’

Release date

August 16, 2022 in the U.S.
September 1, 2022 in and Australia

Where to watch ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’

In theaters

Director

George Miller

Cast

Tilda Swinton / Alithea Binnie

Idris Elba / Genie

Ece Yüksel / Gülten

Zerrin Tekindor / Kösem

Erdil Ya?aro?lu / Prof. Günhan

Kaan Guldur / Young Murad IV

David Collins / Jocular Storyteller

Alyla Browne / Young Alithea

Nicola Mouawad / King Solomon

Angie Tricker / Narratologist

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