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Three Thousand Years of Longing | At the Movies

By Paul Willistein

Published September 6, 2022 at 10:25 AM EDT

Three Thousand Years of Longing stars Idris Elba as a genie and Tilda Swinton, who sets him free. It’s complicated. George Miller (Mad Max series) directs. Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press reviews the fantasy romance drama

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(Original air-date: 9/5/22)

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Paul Willistein is the host of WDIY's weekly movie review feature, At the Movies.

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