The short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" which was written by A. S. Byatt, served as the inspiration for the film, Three Thousand Years of Longing. Idris Elba plays a djinn in the film who is freed from a bottle by a professor (Tilda Swinton) and tells tales from his countless years of existence. https://youtube.com/shorts/9jFNTAdRBjk   Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/TWGvntl9itE   The stories A lesson about the power of wishing may be learnt from each of the five primary stories told in the film. Please note that the below stories contain spoilers.   Story 1: The Queen