O Theos agapaei to haviari

Oct 11 2012 TV-14 1h 41m
Adventure, Biography, History

The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.

Plot

God Loves Caviar is the compelling story of IOANNIS VARVAKIS, and his journey from humble Greek pirate to international caviar millionaire, with the ear of Catherine the Great of Russia. His wealth and power, however, do not give him contentment, and his boundless ambition only brings suffering, until he gives everything away, including himself, in the name of love. This epic tale, based on Varvakis' real life, moves from the Greek island of Psara to the court of Catherine the Great in Russia and the shores of the Caspian Sea, and then back to Greece, a country torn by civil war and the fight for independence, during the Revolution of 1821 against the Ottoman Empire.

Written by

Panagiotis Pashidis, Jackie Pavlenko, Yannis Smaragdis

Directed by

Yannis Smaragdis

Production Countries

Greece, Russia

Production Companies

Alexandros Film, Stella Studio

Languages

English

Awards

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3,265
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
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