Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)

Three Thousand Years of Longing is a 2022 fantasy romantic drama film directed and produced by George Miller. Written by Miller and Augusta Gore, it is based on the short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" by A. S. Byatt and stars Idris Elba as a djinn who is unleashed from a bottle by a professor (Tilda Swinton) and tells her stories from his thousands of years of existence.

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2022, where it received a six minute standing ovation. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its visuals and performances.

It was released theatrically in the United States on August 26, 2022, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (via United Artists Releasing), and in Australia on September 1, 2022, by Roadshow Entertainment.

Additionally the film was also nominated for the following Sound awards.

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