Based on the short story The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye by A.S. Byatt, the film revolves around the encounter in a hotel room in Istanbul between a scholar (Tilda Swinton) and a djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.

Their conversation leads to consequences neither would have expected.

Directed by George Miller (the Mad Max series), the fantasy-romance drama is released in the US on August 31st.

In Romania the movie will be released on September 2, 2022, distributed by Prorom and Ro Image 2000.