Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022

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.

On location

The cast

Tilda Swinton Alithea

Idris Elba The Djinn

Erdil Yaşaroğlu Professor Günhan

Sabrina Elba British Council Lady / The Watcher

Sarah Houbolt Airport Djinn

Seyithan Özdemir Pale Djinn

Aamito Lagum The Queen of Sheba

Nicolas Mouawad King Solomon

Ece Yüksel Gulten

Matteo Bocelli Prince Mustafa

Lachy Hulme Sultan Suleiman

Megan Gale Hürrem

Oğulcan Arman Uslu Murad IV

Jack Braddy Ibrahim

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