The film centers on Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton), a solitary British narratologist—a scholar of stories—attending a conference in Istanbul. Content with her rational, orderly life, she believes she has no room for myth or magic. While shopping in the Grand Bazaar, she acquires a small, unassuming antique bottle.
The film centers on Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton), a solitary British narratologist—a scholar of stories—attending a conference in Istanbul. Content with her rational, orderly life, she believes she has no room for myth or magic. While shopping in the Grand Bazaar, she acquires a small, unassuming antique bottle.