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6.7
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7.1

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Jackson Holiday Wheeler
rated 10

Truly magical in so many ways. Astounding cinematography, script, and acting. Highly recommended!

2 years ago
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Critic Xan Brooks
rated 6

...is guileless, open-hearted, like an antiquarian bookseller’s dream of The Thief of Baghdad. It’s so defiantly out of step with fashion that there’s finally something faintly glorious about it.

Read full review at The Guardian
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Critic Beth Webb
rated 8

It’s a film that wears its heart on its sleeve; a love letter to storytelling, itself based on a short story by the Booker Prize-winning novelist A.S. Byatt.

Read full review at Empire

Cast & Crew

George Miller
Director
Tilda Swinton
As Alithea
Idris Elba
As The Djinn
Lachy Hulme
As Sultan Suleiman
Vincent Gil
As Old Merchant
Melissa Jaffer
As Clementine
David Collins
As Ozmet the Jocular

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What is Three Thousand Years of Longing about? Toggle content

In a mesmerizing journey that intertwines the realms of reality and fantasy, a scholar named Alithea Binnie finds herself in Istanbul, where an ancient bottle unveils a long-imprisoned Djinn. Offering her three wishes for his freedom, Alithea grapples with skepticism rooted in her profound understanding of stories and their potential consequences. As she listens to the Djinn's enchanting tales of love, loss, and desire spanning centuries, their connection deepens into something unexpected. With each narrative revealing the complexities of human emotions and ambitions, Alithea confronts her own desires while navigating the perils of wishing. This evocative tale invites reflection on love's intricacies amidst timeless lessons about wishful thinking and fate itself. Will she choose to embrace her own heart's longing or play it safe in the face of magic?

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When was Three Thousand Years of Longing released for streaming? Toggle content

Three Thousand Years of Longing was released for streaming on September 2, 2022.