Filmde Tilda Swinton, bir kavanoza hapsedilmiş bir Cin ile karşılaşan parlak bir bilgin Alithea rolünde. İstanbul'da bir otel odasında uzun bir sohbet sırasında Cin, Alithea'nın özgürlüğünü kazanmasına yardım etmesi halinde üç dileğini yerine getirmek için onunla bir anlaşma yapar. Alithea'nın dilekleri, zaman içinde yirmi yıl atlamayla sonuçlanır, bu arada birbirleri için beklenmedik duygular geliştirir.

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The rise and fall...and rise of Schlitzie, the lovable man-child performer from Tod Browning's cult film "Freaks." He lived to perform, until he was put in an institution and left to die. His persona earned him a place in Punk history when the Ramones recorded "Pinhead," dolls and jewelry were created in his image, and "American Horror Story: Freakshow" paid homage to him. According to sideshow lore, Schlitzie was one of the most beloved performers.

Schlitzie: One of Us

“I don’t believe in love because I’ve never seen it,” responds a young woman to an unseen interviewer in the first few minutes of the movie. This bleak portrait of loneliness and social exclusion is set on the edge of a desolate swamp where an aging clown and his daughter are struggling to survive. The location could be the end of the world, a place where hope has vanished along with a belief in the afterlife and the existence of God. The two unfortunates live together without the likelihood of change, as fear, aggression, and anger take hold of them – but they also experience sudden moments of tenderness.