A memento picked up by a lonely academic at a Turkish bazaar unleashes a Djinn who offers three wishes in exchange for his freedom. But is he genuine, or a trickster? And can she even think of a wish?

While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems. First, she doubts that ...

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Conjuring an anything-goes atmosphere from a mess of references, abrupt turns, flashes of brilliance, and received biases, Three Thousand Years of Longing works its frame narrative and nested ...

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"Because she's so different in any role from the movies, I had no idea who she was in person." Idris Elba Grants 3 Wishes to Tilda Swinton in First Trailer for Three Thousand Years of Longing "But ...

Opening the bottle in her hotel room, a djinn emerges (Idris Elba) and grants her three wishes, after which he will finally be free. However, Alithea is more than acutely aware that any tale of a ...