Three Thousand Years of Longing is a 2022 fantasy film directed and co-written by George Miller, the visionary director who brought us the Mad Max films. It is an adaptation of the short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" by A. S. Byatt. The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2022.
A scholar, content with life, encounters a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Their conversation, in a hotel room in Istanbul, leads to consequences neither would have expected.
The film stars Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, Aamito Lagum, Nicolas Mouawad, and Matteo Bocelli.
Three Thousand Years of Longing is scheduled to be released in theaters on August 26th, courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Watch the official trailer below.