Three Thousand Years of Longing is a dark fantasy directed by George Miller. He wrote the screenplay with Augusta Gore, adapting the 1994 short story “The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye” by A. S. Byatt. The film was released in the United States on August 26, 2022, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (via United Artists Releasing). When I saw the trailer, I was immediately intrigued because the plot looked different and interesting. Also, I am a big fan of the two leading actors. I loved the movie and thought it held many truths. Well done Mr. Miller!
Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is a lonely British scholar who is occasionally suffering from bizarre hallucinations of demonic beings. During a trip to Istanbul, Alithea purchases an antique bottle where she accidentally unleashes a Djinn (Edris Elba) who was trapped inside it. After struggling to open the bottle, the Djinn appears as an extremely large man…
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