Three Thousand Years of Longing

Three Thousand Years of Longing

108 mins | Drama, Romance, Fantasy | Aug. 24, 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.

Three Thousand Years of Longing

108 mins | Drama, Romance, Fantasy | Aug. 24, 2022

Three Thousand Years of Longing
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Kennedy Miller Productions, FilmNation Entertainment, CAA Media Finance, Elevate Production Finance, Sunac Pictures
Original title Three Thousand Years of Longing
Directors Xander Collier, Guy Norris, Jackson Ezard, P.J. Voeten, Jane Griffin, George Miller
Writers Augusta Gore, A.S. Byatt, George Miller

Cast

Tilda Swinton

as Alithea Binnie

Idris Elba

as Djinn

Ece Yüksel

as Gülten

Zerrin Tekindor

as Kösem

Erdil Yaşaroğlu

as Prof. Günhan

Lachy Hulme

as Sultan Suleiman

Ogulcan Arman Uslu

as Murad IV

Kaan Guldur

as Young Murad IV

Alyla Browne

as Young Alithea

Nicola Mouawad

as King Solomon

Angie Tricker

as Narratologist

Hayley Gia Hughes

as London Uni. Student

Jason Jago

as London Uni. Student

Burcu Gölgedar

as Zefir

Berk Ozturk

as Semih The Driver / Bazar Young Shopkeeper

Pia Thunderbolt

as Ezgi

Matteo Bocelli

as Prince Mustafa

Aamito Lagum

as Queen of Sheba

Megan Gale

as Hürrem

Jack Braddy

as Ibrahim

Anna Adams

as Sugar Lump

Jyoti Barry

as Ibrahim's Concubine

Melissa Jaffer

as Clementine

Anne Charleston

as Fanny

Aiden Mckenzie

as Airport Passenger

Aska Karem

as Airport Security Officer

Shakriya Tarinyawat

as Businessman

Hugo Vella

as Young Ibrahim

John Puckeridge-Webb

as London Uni. Student

James Dobbins Jones

as Narratology Student

Tendai Dzwairo

as London Uni. Student

Randolph Fields

as Airport Passenger

Amelia Patomaki

as Airport Commuter

Sarah Houbolt

as Unsettling Man

Callum Moran

as Lurking Bystander

Shane Miller

as London Uni. Student

Feride Eralp

as Female Hands

Georgiou Thomas

as Rüstem Pasha

Arshia Dehghani

as Prince Cihangir

Talia Tulin Sert

as Seraglio Concubine

Melissa Kahraman

as Airport Security Technician

Nathan Susskind

as Young Man Soccer Player

Ronny Mouawad

as Mustafa Janissary / Airport Surly Supervisor

Michelotti Edoardo

as Mustafa Janissary

Prakash Paul

as Mustafa Janissary

Sabrina Elba

as The Watcher

Olivia Porter

as Juggler

Burwaiss Ahmed

as Byzantium Labourer

Quaden Bayles

as Quick Change Boy

Botan Ozer

as Ali

David Collins

as Ozmet the Jocular

David Paulsen

as Yael De Silva, Scholar of Narratology (Uncredited)

Anthony Moisset

as Hotel Porter