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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.
Penniless, after the completion of the costly Russo-Turkish War, Ioannis Varvakis, the Greek merchant and shipowner from the island of Psara, and former corsair in the Mediterranean Sea, finds refuge in Saint Petersburg. As the powerful Empress of Russia, , grants him access to the vast and rich Caspian Sea to fish for sturgeon, the ingenious businessman starts a new business venture, trading the finest black caviar. On December 21, 1824--already three long years into the devastating War of Independence from the tyrannical Ottoman Empire--the great Greek benefactor, smitten by a virulent disease, arrives in the island of Zakynthos under British rule, as a forced civil conflict is tearing the land apart. A few weeks later, the noble patriot, Ioannis Varvakis, passed away.
Sebastian Koch
Varvakis
Evgeniy Stychkin
Ivan
Juan Diego Botto
Lefentarios
Olga Sutulova
Helena
Lakis Lazopoulos
Fisherman (of God)
Nick Clark Windo
British Ambassador
Marisha Triantafyllidou
Maria
Akis Sakellariou
Kimon
Christopher Papakaliatis
Potemkin
Alexandra Sakelaropoulou
Mother
Fotini Baxevani
Ludmilla
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine the Great
John Cleese
McCormick
Pavlos Kontoyannidis
Shipbuilder
Alexandros Mylonas
Prime Minister
Giannis Vouros
Businessman #1
Manos Vakousis
Businessman #2
Yorgos Makris
Businessman #3
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