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Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022 · 108 min

A lush, talky fable of stories within stories, weaving ancient myth and modern loneliness into a tender, melancholic romance.

Directed by
George Miller
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Starring
Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yaşaroğlu
Tagline
What would you wish for?
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.

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Directed by
George Miller
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Starring
Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yaşaroğlu
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • loneliness
  • isolation
  • identity
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism5
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, romance
Directed by
George Miller
Written by
George Miller, Augusta Miller
Starring
Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yaşaroğlu, Sabrina Elba, Sarah Houbolt, Seyithan Özdemir, Aamito Lagum, Nicolas Mouawad
Music
Tom Holkenborg
Cinematography
John Seale
Runtime
108 min
Country
Australia, China, United Kingdom
Languages
Turkish, German, Greek, English

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