Three Thousand Years of Longing

Name: Three Thousand Years of Longing
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: August 26, 2022
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Aamito Lagum, Abel Bond, Agani Gecmez, Aiden Mckenzie, Alyla Browne

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United Artists Releasing | Release Date: August 26, 2022 | R

Starring: Aamito Lagum, Abel Bond, Agani Gecmez, Aiden Mckenzie, Alyla Browne, Angie Tricker, Anthony Moisett, Anthony Moisset, Aska Karem, Ayantu Usman, Berk Ozturk, David Collins, Ece Yüksel, Erdil Yasaroglu, Hayley Gia Hughes, Idris Elba, Jason Jago, Kaan Guldur, Lachy Hulme, Matteo Bocelli, Megan Gale, Nicolas Mouawad, Pia Thunderbolt, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, Sage Mcconnell, Sarah Houbolt, Seyithan Özdemir, Tilda Swinton

Summary: Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic - content with life and a creature of reason. 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 he is real and second, because she is a scholar ofDr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic - content with life and a creature of reason. 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 he is real and second, because she is a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.… Expand

Director: George Miller

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 108 min

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Liz Shannon Miller

Aug 25, 2022

It makes for a deeply unconventional sort of fairy tale, but this is George Miller we’re talking about. What else did we expect? Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Aug 25, 2022

[Miller's] mastery makes the movie eye-popping; his freedom and audacity make it surprising and unsettling. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Aug 25, 2022

It’s an elegant and highly unexpected offering from George Miller that allows him to step away from the Mad Max universe if only for one interlude. Read full review

Tim Grierson

May 20, 2022

Hardly lacking ambition or verve, this amped-up fairy tale comes complete with social commentary and a grownup examination of the consequences of seeking connection, but the episodic, intermittently engaging saga frustrates more than it enchants. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Sep 1, 2022

It’s a garrulous, yet almost static movie, and weirdly for a film about narrative there is no single overwhelmingly important storyline. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

May 23, 2022

The highest purpose of movies is to give us more than what we think we want, and even though Three Thousand Years of Longing offers plenty of rapturous imagery, the arrow it shoots from its mighty bow just doesn’t pierce as it should. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Aug 25, 2022

There’s more to life than just stories and really, Djinn and Alithea just need to get a life. Read full review

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CiriofRivia

Sep 14, 2022

I really like the conversation and the cinematography in this film! Super glad to watch a movie that's not penetrated by woke ****

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DazzlinDeb

Aug 27, 2022

Beautiful artistic storytelling makes for a visual feast. I really liked this movie and the soundtrack is beautiful. This is not an action movie, it’s more something to be savored, and ponder the life themes that are brought up. There’s romance, drama, and fantasy. Keep an open mind andBeautiful artistic storytelling makes for a visual feast. I really liked this movie and the soundtrack is beautiful. This is not an action movie, it’s more something to be savored, and ponder the life themes that are brought up. There’s romance, drama, and fantasy. Keep an open mind and enjoy the stories based in some historical figures.… Expand

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stevekm

Apr 6, 2023

A different take on the genie (djinn) in the bottle story. This was about the three thousand year life of the djinn and the relationships he had with the humans who made three wishes.

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MoviePojke

Aug 28, 2022

It’s a spectacular visual adventure! The cinematography makes the movie, the special effects make the movie become a tale worth seeing.

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WatchinMovies

Sep 15, 2022

The movie provided some interest. Pleasant visuals. Nice imagination. Slow. A bit convoluted. Rated it "you may like it so give it a try."

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theredsky

Sep 27, 2022

George Miller’s newest film is odd to say the least. It has some cool ideas but it’s structure and pacing kill this movie. The movie presents itself with Elba’s character talking about different tales and stories to Tilda Swinton’s character. The stories themselves are definitely veryGeorge Miller’s newest film is odd to say the least. It has some cool ideas but it’s structure and pacing kill this movie. The movie presents itself with Elba’s character talking about different tales and stories to Tilda Swinton’s character. The stories themselves are definitely very visually interesting and conceptually interesting but some are just kind of dull and some are very engaging. The final story that Idris Elba tells is easily the best. However the transitions from story to story is really bad. One transition has Elba and Swinton finish an argument before Elba abruptly starts his next tale. The story then just becomes a completely different and odd love story in the last 20 minutes that doesn’t fit very well with the movie and comes out of nowhere. It feels like George Miller had 2 different ideas for movies but shoved both of them together without finding a decent way to blend them together into one. The films technical aspects are all pretty great though. The cinematography, production design, and visual effects are all really great especially the cinematography. Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba both give good performances however Swinton’s character really isn’t developed enough for me to care about her. The film does a good job at developed Elba’s character out. There are a lot of great technical aspects to this movie but it’s poor execution really takes everything down. You can probably pass on this unless you’re interested in the premise.… Expand

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meatwad0

Dec 4, 2022

Tell don't show the movie. George Miller mainlining ayahuasca. I need one more sentence.

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