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.

Top Cast

Sebastian KochIoannis Varvakis

Evgeniy StychkinIvan

Juan Diego BottoAlexios Lefentarios

Olga SutulovaHelena Romachoff

John CleeseMcCormick

Catherine DeneuveEmpress Catherine II of Russia

Alexandra SakelaropoulouVarvakis' Mother

Akis SakellariouKimonas (school teacher)