Three Thousand Years of Longing

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Directed by: George Miller
Overview
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.
Reviews (3)
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
"Alithea" (Tilda Swinton) is a solitary scholar who travels to Istanbul to address a conference on the relative merits of myth v science. At the seminar, she starts to hallucinate and the seed is sown that perhaps the mystical is not so far-fetched as we might think! A visit to the Grand Bazaar sees...
Manuel São Bento (Rated: 7)
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"Three Thousand Years of Longing is one of the most ambitious films of the year.
Relying on the genuinely charming, mesmerizing performances of Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, George Miller approaches a famous cautionary tale through a dist...
Nathan (Rated: 5)
I did not have many expectations for Three Thousand Years of Longing, but after leaving the theater it left me longing for more. I do not think any individual part of this film was inherently bad. The performances by Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton were captivating and their on-screen chemistry was a...
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