Three Thousand Years of Longing

6.885

108 minutes

8/24/2022

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.

Cast List

Tilda Swinton
as Alithea
Idris Elba
as The Djinn
Erdil Yaşaroğlu
as Professor Günhan
Sabrina Elba
as British Council Lady / The Watcher
Sarah Houbolt
as Airport Djinn
Seyithan Özdemir
as Pale Djinn
Aamito Lagum
as The Queen of Sheba
Nicolas Mouawad
as King Solomon
Ece Yüksel
as Gulten
Matteo Bocelli
as Prince Mustafa
Lachy Hulme
as Sultan Suleiman
Megan Gale
as Hürrem
Oğulcan Arman Uslu
as Murad IV
Jack Braddy
as Ibrahim
Zerrin Tekindor
as Kösem
Anna Adams
as Sugar Lump
George Shevtsov
as The Old Storyteller
David Collins
as Ozmet the Jocular
Burcu Gölgedar
as Zefir
Vincent Gil
as Old Merchant
Melissa Jaffer
as Clementine
Anne Charleston
as Fanny
Pia Thunderbolt
as Orhan's Pa
Berk Ozturk
as Semih the Driver / Bazzar Young Shopkeeper
Anthony Moisset
as Hotel Porter
Alyla Browne
as Young Alithea
Sage Mcconnell
as Dormitory Girl
Abel Bond
as Enzo
Agani Gecmez
as Turkish Hotel Waiter
Ayantu Usman
as Sheba's Handmaiden
Peter Bertoni
as Jack
Lianne Mackessy
as Emmeline Porter
Harlan Norris
as London Driver
Leslie Krahner
as Fisherman Rough Hands
George Zammit
as Male Hands
Feride Eralp
as Female Hands
Matthew Khoury
as Blacksmith Ifrit / Persian Soldier
Burwaiss Ahmed
as Byzantium Labourer
Edoardo Michelotti
as Mustafa Janissary
Ronny Mouawad
as Mustafa Janissary / Airport Surly Supervisor
Paul Prakash
as Mustafa Janissary
Olivia Porter
as Juggler
Quaden Bayles
as Quick Change Boy
Botan Ozer
as Ali
Georgiou Thomas
as Rustem Pasha
Arshia Dehghani
as Prince Cihangir
Talia Tulin Sert
as Seraglio Concubine
Jean-Marc Agbogba
as Zaouli Dancer
Kaan Guldur
as Young Murad IV
Hugo Vella
as Young Ibrahim
Simon Abraham
as Persian Soldier
Bryony Pyke
as Slender Concubine
Hana Habbouche
as Slender Concubine
Jyoti Barry
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Madeline Berner
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Kathleen Coffey
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Nikki Hooppell
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Stephanie Julien
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Elyse Metaxas
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Debbie Correira
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Laura Foster
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Ashleigh Geitzmann
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Hannah Robinson
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Felicity Tchorlian
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Kate Wake
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Mary P
as Ibrahim's Concubine
Ron Hicks
as Dead Pasha
Glenn Levett
as Dead Vizier
Danny Lim
as Storyteller
Rellim Egroeg
as Hapless Storyteller
Eva Maria Barboza
as Old Merchant's Cook
Lulu Pinkus
as Old Merchant Wife
Karen Ainley
as Old Merchant Wife
Aska Karem
as Airport Security Officer
Melissa Kahraman
as Airport Security Technician
Bridget Maizey
as Rollerblader in Love
Eric Presnall
as Rollerblader in Love
Nolan Zadarnowski
as Small Child
Patryk Zadarnowski
as Father
Nathan Susskind
as Young Man Soccer Player
Peter Stephens
as Persian General
Louis Abdilla
as Lecturer (uncredited)