Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia, China, United Kingdom
The story
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.
- mythology
- longing
- djinn
- desire
- storytelling
- wish fulfillment
- genie
- public speaking
- istanbul
- turkey
- scholar
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Directed
- George Miller
- Written
- Augusta Miller, George Miller
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 1,710 ratings
- Studio
- FilmNation Entertainment, Elevate Production Finance, Sunac Pictures, Kennedy Miller Mitchell
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