Three Thousand Years of Longing

What would you wish for?

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.

Tilda Swinton

(Alithea)

Idris Elba

(The Djinn)

Erdil Yaşaroğlu

(Professor Günhan)

Sabrina Elba

(British Council Lady / The Watcher)

Sarah Houbolt

(Airport Djinn)

Seyithan Özdemir

(Pale Djinn)

Aamito Lagum

(The Queen of Sheba)

Nicolas Mouawad

(King Solomon)

Ece Yüksel

(Gulten)

Matteo Bocelli

(Prince Mustafa)

Lachy Hulme

(Sultan Suleiman)

Megan Gale

(Hürrem)

Oğulcan Arman Uslu

(Murad IV)

Jack Braddy

(Ibrahim)

Zerrin Tekindor

(Kösem)

Anna Adams

(Sugar Lump)

George Shevtsov

(The Old Storyteller)

David Collins

(Ozmet the Jocular)

Burcu Gölgedar

(Zefir)

Vincent Gil

(Old Merchant)

Melissa Jaffer

(Clementine)

Anne Charleston

(Fanny)

Pia Thunderbolt

(Orhan's Pa)

Berk Ozturk

(Semih the Driver / Bazzar Young Shopkeeper)

Anthony Moisset

(Hotel Porter)

Alyla Browne

(Young Alithea)

Sage Mcconnell

(Dormitory Girl)

Abel Bond

(Enzo)

Agani Gecmez

(Turkish Hotel Waiter)

Ayantu Usman

(Sheba's Handmaiden)

Peter Bertoni

(Jack)

Lianne Mackessy

(Emmeline Porter)

Harlan Norris

(London Driver)

Leslie Krahner

(Fisherman Rough Hands)

George Zammit

(Male Hands)

Feride Eralp

(Female Hands)

Matthew Khoury

(Blacksmith Ifrit / Persian Soldier)

Burwaiss Ahmed

(Byzantium Labourer)

Edoardo Michelotti

(Mustafa Janissary)

Ronny Mouawad

(Mustafa Janissary / Airport Surly Supervisor)

Paul Prakash

(Mustafa Janissary)

Olivia Porter

(Juggler)

Quaden Bayles

(Quick Change Boy)

Botan Ozer

(Ali)

Georgiou Thomas

(Rustem Pasha)

Arshia Dehghani

(Prince Cihangir)

Talia Tulin Sert

(Seraglio Concubine)

Jean-Marc Agbogba

(Zaouli Dancer)

Kaan Guldur

(Young Murad IV)

Hugo Vella

(Young Ibrahim)

Simon Abraham

(Persian Soldier)

Bryony Pyke

(Slender Concubine)

Hana Habbouche

(Slender Concubine)

Jyoti Barry

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Madeline Berner

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Kathleen Coffey

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Nikki Hooppell

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Stephanie Julien

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Elyse Metaxas

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Debbie Correira

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Laura Foster

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Ashleigh Geitzmann

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Hannah Robinson

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Felicity Tchorlian

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Kate Wake

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Mary P

(Ibrahim's Concubine)

Ron Hicks

(Dead Pasha)

Glenn Levett

(Dead Vizier)

Danny Lim

(Storyteller)

Rellim Egroeg

(Hapless Storyteller)

Eva Maria Barboza

(Old Merchant's Cook)

Lulu Pinkus

(Old Merchant Wife)

Karen Ainley

(Old Merchant Wife)

Aska Karem

(Airport Security Officer)

Melissa Kahraman

(Airport Security Technician)

Bridget Maizey

(Rollerblader in Love)

Eric Presnall

(Rollerblader in Love)

Nolan Zadarnowski

(Small Child)

Patryk Zadarnowski

(Father)

Nathan Susskind

(Young Man Soccer Player)

Peter Stephens

(Persian General)