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( speaks Greek )

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Sergeant Major,
would you be so good

as to detail an escort?

Sir.
You lot!

Prisoner detail,
fall in!

Mr. McCormick.

Lefentarios.

Ah.

I would speak confidentially.

But of course.

Man: Who is he, Sergeant?
Do you know?

I don't know,
and I don't ask.

I do what I'm told,
like you lot.

He's a Greek rebel general.
Got the Turks on the run.

I heard he's a Russian spy.

Man #2:
What's he doing here then?
This isn't a jail.

Man #3:
He's a millionaire.

Whatever he is,
he's our prisoner.

Look lively now.
Attention!

( feet stamp )

Left, right! Left, right!

Left, right!
Left, right! Left, right!

Mr. Varvakis,
we are here.

Sergeant: Left, right!
Left, right!

Left, right!
Left, right!

Left, right!
Left, right!

Left, right! Left, right!
Left, right!

Sergeant:
You two, stay.

About face!

Left, right!
Left, right!

Left, right!
Left, right!

- Left, right!
Left, right!
- ( children shouting )

Left, right!
Left, right!

Left, right!
Left, right!

( speaks Greek )

Sir, if you could just...

What is going on?

We have opened up
this sanatorium,

which was built
for the purpose of quarantine

to re-accommodate a single
elderly man.

Now so far as I know,
old age is not infectious.

Look, Mr. McCormick...

you have the papers,
you have the prisoner.

Now is there anything else?

Well, it says here that
your National Assembly

has honored Captain Varvakis

as a great benefactor
of the nation.

So this is his punishment
for that?

Well, he's a dangerous man
for both Britain and Greece.

Ah,
a dangerous benefactor.

What is going on?

( whistles )

( speaking Greek )

He is a pirate.

( speaks Greek )

Now he is old, yes.

But once upon a time...

he terrorized
the Aegean Sea.

He was feared by all,

but mostly
by the Turkish conquerors.

He pillaged their ships,
took their merchandise,

and shared the profits
with his fellow pirates.

But they had fun, too.

Even a pirate needs
his share of entertainment.

( both singing in Greek )

( laughs )

Welcome, captain.

Did you have a good trip?

What do you think, Nicholas?

Did we have a good trip?

Good.
It was good.

( laughs )

Profitable, too?

Beauty, huh?

The fastest ship
in the whole Aegean,

which is why
I'll need 3,000.

You a thief.
We agree 1,000.

My labor costs!

Pay him, Nicholas.
Give him what he asks for.

Woman: They told me
I'll find you here.

Damn you.

What the hell are you doing
strolling around this place?

Mama!

Is this your ship, huh?

( speaks Greek )

Curse you.

Come.
Come with me.

I have a surprise for you.

( baby crying )

Your child.

She is strong.

Not a boy?

Next time a son then.

Mother: What next time?
He didn't marry you.

He married the sea,
blast him.

I have something you show you,
little one.

There it is...

the sea...

queen of the world.

You hear it?

She's singing to you.

Out there,
there are no boundaries,

no masters.

Nobody tells you what to do.

You're free.

If only you were a boy,
I would take you aboard.

I would teach you all about
the wind and the tides.

May the great waters bless you,
my little pirate.

( hawk cries )

( indistinct chatter )

I wonder what they want.

Take them aboard.

Lefentarios:
We were both young men.

Back then, I was working
for the Russians.

McCormick: Now remind me--
at this time,

the Russians were our friends
or our enemies?

Well, the Russians wanted access
to the Mediterranean Sea,

and that's why Serena Catherine
sent Admiral Orlov

to stir up a great revolution
against the Turks.

Orlov was not familiar
with the Aegean Sea,

so he needed a local captain.

But Greece is full of sailors.
Why him?

I wanted the best.

And I found him.

Varvakis:
What's in it for me?

Freedom.

I am free.

I mean our country's freedom.

Oh.
Politics doesn't interest me.

The sea is my country.

I don't see any Turks,
do you?

Well, I see Turks
all over Greece,

including your sea.

Look, no one knows
these waters like you do,

and that's why I am here.

You told me
you come from Constantinople

and your family works
for the sultan.

That's all true enough.

Yet here you are,
working for the Russians.

With.
With, not for.

Tactical alliance
for a greater good.

And you call that honest?

As honest
as running up your mast

whichever flags suits you,
pirate.

General Orlov's commission.

( speaking Russian )

( speaking Russian )

And what about
this famous pirate of yours?

I'm waiting to hear
his brilliant ideas.

Nicholas, take the wheel.

I beg you,
don't do this.

Fix it, make it fast.

Why are you doing this?
We don't believe in their cause.

Because
I've decided to do it.

For God's sake, let's go.

May God be with you,
pirate.

Orlov?

Orlov...
you need to see this.

( cheering )

She dies as beautiful
as she lived.

No one
will ever forget her now.

Man : "No one
will forget her now,"

he said as he watched
his beautiful ship burn.

( child speaks Greek )

No.
( speaks Greek )

The Turkish fleet was lost,

but the rest of Greece
didn't rebel.

The revolution was crushed,

and the Turks
took a terrible revenge.

A terrible revenge.

( man screaming
in distance )

( coughs, snoring )

( child speaks Greek )

( man speaks Greek )
Of course.

He is here now,
isn't he?

The Turks fled
before his white charger.

( imitates
galloping hoof beats )

( speaks Greek )

Hey,
you're spoiling the story.

( man coughs )

Varvakis!

Varvakis!
Take him.

McCormick:
He got out of a Turkish jail?

That's impressive.

Lefentarios: Perhaps,
but not the way he did.

Let's just say
up to that point,

he still had
influential friends.

The Russian ambassador.

( speaks Greek )

Hey, forget the horse.

He walked all the way

from Constantinople...

to St. Petersburg.

It was winter...

Russian winter.

( imitates whistling wind )

( imitates wolf howling )

( imitates footsteps in snow )

The journey was long and hard.

Any other man would
have lain down

and died in the snow.

But not Varvakis, no.

Not Varvakis.

He didn't go straight
to the palace.

Who would recognize
the pirate hero of Chesme

in a beggar's rags?

No.

He waited until the spring.

( horse gallop approaching )

( barking )

Lefentarios: When he arrived
in St. Petersburg,

I can only imagine he fell
at Tsarina Catherine's feet,

and started of begging.

McCormick:
Your pirate begged.

Whatever he did,
it worked.

( staff taps on floor )

Mr. Ivan Andreevich
Varvatsi.

( crowd murmuring )

( crowd murmuring )

I sit here every day.

From all over
Russian men bring me gifts,

offer me words,
swear their loyalty.

But this man,
this pirate,

this hero,
he gave me all he had

and what Tsarina
can ask for more?

It's all right, Captain.

We both know you had
your reason

for doing as you did,
but you helped Russia

and the Tsarina remembers
those who help her.

Ivan Varvatsi,

for your great victory
at Chesme Bay,

her majesty hereby grants you

the title of Lieutenant
of the Russian fleet

and offers you the sum
of 10,000 black golden coins.

( crowd murmuring )

Furthermore, her majesty
grants you fishing rights,

fleet assembly,
and tax-free trading

in the Caspian Sea
and the area of Astrakhan.

Where?

We are here.

The River Volga flows
into the sea, here at Astrakhan.

This is a very important region
for us.

The area is rich with fish,
salt, wines,

and trade routes
leading into Persia.

But we have no fleet
in the Caspian Sea.

Meanwhile, the Shah has now
decided to build his own fleet,

obviously prompted
by the English.

As you can understand,

this could pose a major threat
to our interests.

What's any of this
to do with me?

Well, having someone
with your experience

in Astrakhan would be
extremely useful to us.

I'm not a spy or a shopkeeper.
I'm a sailor.

Really?

A sailor without a ship.

You're being very unkind,
Gregory.

Captain Varvakis
lost more than his boat

at Chesme Bay.
Isn't that so, Captain?

You tell me.

How dare you talk
to Her Majesty like that?

Gregory,
the man deserves answer.

You lost your freedom,
but I can give it back to you.

By making me your hireling,
your majesty?

You're a sailor.

You know how to read maps.

Maps?

I'm sure you're a very
brave pirate and a nice person,

but you're naive.

Let me--
let me show you this map.

The Ottoman Empire
is crumbling.

And when it does,
we all benefit from it.

Freedom is money.

The more freedom,
the more money.

What about absolute freedom?

No one is absolutely free.

Not even you, Majesty?

Me least of all.

Do we understand each other?

If I decide to do this--

You have already decided.

I can read it in your eyes.

Let me--

let me lend you this
to protect you.

( indistinct chatter,
children yelling )

( indistinct chatter,
children yelling )

Well done.

You do me proud, boys.

You see,
these three boat loads

have entered
first catch of the day.

Man: Mr. Varvatsi!
Mr. Varvatsi!

Woman:
Mr. Varvatsi!

( speaks Greek )

Sir.

- Who are you?
- I'm the schoolteacher.

Kimon is my name.

- You're no trader, are you?
- No, sir.

Where are your students?

Um... over there.

I wanted to thank you
for your donation

to our school last week.

Please accept this,
a token of our gratitude.

A book.

If I may.

You see the children
have all signed it for you.

It's the Kivides
in ancient Greek.

Let me show you something.

( speaks Greek )

Happiness is freedom.

Freedom
is the beautiful soul.

Freedom.

The wisdom of the ancients,
epiphaneia.

I've got this far
without books.

But is it far enough?

You're an annoying fellow.

You should come by
my house sometime.

All he cared about is piling up
riches for his personal gain.

McCormick: Well,
nothing much wrong with that.

You know,
I'm beginning to like this chap.

Captain!
What a pleasure.

You are always welcome.

Madam.

( woman chattering quietly )

Mila.

Mr. Varvakis.

We need to talk.

( glasses clink )

Any news?

Those men over there,

Persians, wool traders,
arrived yesterday.

Varvakis:
Keep them close for me.

Madam:
It won't be easy.

You'll find a way.

You're so generous, Captain,
with everyone you meet,

and you're a friend
to them all.

And the servant of none.

Really, Captain?

Gentlemen?
Play some music we can dance to.

( Russian folk music plays )

( Russian folk music plays )

( music continues faintly )

( child speaks Greek )

( speaks Greek )

He was rich, yes.

Varvakis
was not like everyone else.

He could have been richer,
much richer,

but he cared for the poor
and never used slaves.

( chuckles softly )

Well...

in fact...

that's the point
where I come in.

I was a slave.

( chuckles )
Yes.

Yes, a slave,
but he freed me.

And as a free man,

I decided to remain
by his side for good,

whether he wanted to or not.

And I did.

I did.

I still don't see the point
in buying all these books.

You wouldn't.

A great man
must have a library.

Yes, but he doesn't know
how to read.

That's no reason
not to have a library,

and a proper library
needs a librarian.

Ah-ha!
( chuckles )

( softly )
Persians have arrived.

Let's drink to something!

Let's drink
to the new house!

We already drank
to the new house.

Let's drink again
to the new house.

It's a palace.
We have to drink to it again.

Woman:
Come, ladies.

It is a palace.

Still-- still,
there's something missing.

It needs...

it needs a woman!

But there's plenty
of women here.

- Not whores.
- ( woman gasp )

I mean, a real woman.

Arrogant little twerp.

Apologize.

Persians, are here.
They want to talk to you.

I-- it's urgent.

Gentlemen.

Let's go to my office.

You're lucky.

Ah, and he'll have forgotten
all about it in the morning.

Anyway,
that just proves my point.

He doesn't really... live.

( gasps )

( sighs )

( groans )

( sighs )

Who are you?

You have a beautiful house,
Captain.

Such beautiful things.

Never mind those.
( chuckles ) Books.

You are far more beautiful
than any book, aren't you?

Let me have
a proper look at you.

Come on.

Don't be shy.
I won't--

I won't bite.

Do I know you?

Don't you recognize me?

Father?

You got the money I sent?

Oh, yes,
we got the money...

my mother and I.

Of course.

Of course.

- How is--
- She died last year.

Oh.

- I'm sorry.
- Why should you be?

You never knew her or me
any more than we knew you.

All we knew was
you made a fortune

far away overseas.

But now you're home.

Home?

Home with me.

I'll make it all up to you.

You are my little pirate,
aren't you?

Everything I have is yours.

Is that how it is for you?

You give people things,
and they love you?

It's not that easy...

Father.

Man: And so the sea
brought his little daughter

back to him,
and he thanked the sea,

though it brought him pain,
too.

The sea brings many gifts
and they are mysterious.

Some are good,
and some are bad,

and few can tell
the difference.

Ioannis,
there's someone here to see you.

Alexis!

What the hell
are you doing here?

Has the Tsaritsa sent everybody
to the Caspian?

( laughs )

Well, I still attend
the Russian court, that's true,

but these days
as part of a sultan's embassy.

Turkish spy.

Fetch some wine, Ivan,
the good stuff.

You're not going to drink
with this snake.

It's my wine.

Why should you care
if I waste it?

Have a seat.

You are doing well.

I'm glad.

No thanks to you.

That last adventure of yours
landed me in a Turkish jail.

I know.

Luckily, someone got me out.

Mm-hmm.
I know that, too.

It was the least I could do.

To Greece.

To Greece.

We drink to Greece,
and I dream of Psara.

Then I realize I hardly remember
what it looks like.

How did we end up
so far from home, Alexis?

You would like to go back,
right?

Well, when our country's free,
you will be able to,

and that day is coming.

What is this? Revolution?
Independence?

I've heard all this before.
I heard it from you.

Last time,
it cost me everything I had.

The Turks are falling apart.

We just need some more time.

We need time...

and money.

At last
you come to the point.

Money is a very powerful weapon
Ioannis.

I'm just a simple merchant.

Who sends money
back to our country.

You and I may
have chosen different paths,

but we both feel our country
very close to our hearts.

I'm still doing
the Tsaritsa's bidding,

and that makes us enemies,
right?

It's beautiful, isn't it?

But it's empty up top.

you see, it's so calm
and inviting on the surface,

and who knows
what's hidden in the depths.

Hmm?

Kimon: Our language
has 24 letters,

an entire linguistic universe
from alpha to omega.

Alpha, try alpha.

As in ( speaks Greek )
Alpha.

Bravo, Ioannis.

Vita as in "Vakhos."

Vita.

( approaching footsteps )

Hello, my dear.

Who is this?

Okay.

We'll continue
tomorrow morning.

So what is it?

I've been taking an inventory
of our interests.

Here, for example,

we have a brick factory
and a soap factory

that haven't been profitable
for over a year.

You want me
to shut them down?

The men need work.

They have to eat,
feed their families.

Are we running a business
or a charity?

Maria...

I'm your daughter after all,
a pirate's daughter.

Is that all you think
a pirate is,

nothing but a thief?

I took what we needed

from those who could
well afford to lose it.

The Turks have been stealing
from us for centuries.

Bless you, father.
You're such a romantic.

But romance can only
take you so far.

We need businesses
that make a profit.

Let me think about it.

( waves lapping )

( waves lapping )

( seagulls calling )

( waves crashing )

I've turned my back on the sea.

You make your living from it.

Yes.

But I don't live with it.

Not anymore.

Besides this isn't really
the sea.

It's just a big shitty lake.

( chuckles )
When I was a little boy,

my mother was very poor.

My father died
when I was a baby.

Work was hard to come by.

Until one day a neighbor
called me in.

You know what he wanted me
to do?

He wanted me to sweep
the frozen surface

of the pond by his house.

He wanted the ice
to shine like glass

so that on a clear night,

he would look
out of his window

and see the reflection
of the moon.

Is that true?

Does it matter?

Tell a story
of a better world.

The story gets
into people's hearts.

What gets
into people's hearts

comes out in their lives.

And before you know it,

the world
is a better place.

Stories...

can change real life.

You believe that, huh?

What do I know?

I'm just a poor slave.

You are free to go
whenever you want.

And you know that.

I told you before,

freedom is...

too much trouble,

too much responsibility.

Ivan: Varvakis
couldn't stop feeling sad,

no matter how hard we tried.

And you know what he did?

He asked the sea for a gift.

And the sea gave him one.

But was it a gift...

or was it a...

test?

Who knows?

( thuds )

Where did this fog
come from all of a sudden?

How did we find ourselves
on the Volga?

( thuds )

Lovely morning.

Perfect fishing weather.

Did we have to choose
this spot?

I could say the same to you.

We live here.

Do you really?

I've been here since
before you were born, pirate.

Do you know me?

I don't know.

Do I?

How should I know?

You don't know a lot.

Ivan: Okay, Let's go.
He's mad and I'm cold.

Varvakis:
Wait.

What do you mean?

You don't know
how to pray to gods.

You don't know
how to be free.

Who are you?

I'm a poor fisherman
who just caught a big fish.

Funny how God
hides his gifts...

in the strangest places.

Oh, that's not true.

God never hides his gifts,
but people are blind.

Fish eggs?

What do you call fish eggs
could be God's love.

Eat.

Go ahead.

After all,
it's your fish, too.

Oh, my God.

Thank you.

Don't thank me.

Just take what God
is offering you.

Whoa-- ah!

Next.
Come on.

Cherry.

( all groan )

Ash.

( all groan )

What, even atheists
need backup sometimes.

Linden wood.

It's linden wood.

How long has it been
in the barrel?

A month.

I sealed all these
a month ago today.

If we can keep it fresh
this long...

It can travel.

You'll be shipping caviar
all over Russia.

All over Europe!

All over the world!

All over the world!

Ivan Andreevich.

I can see you want
to win me.

Don't you think I know
what it costs

to bring
a barrel of caviar here

in the middle of the summer
especially if it's fresh?

It is fresh.

It's as fresh
as if you caught

the sturgeon yourself,
Your Majesty.

Let Gregory Alexandrovich
be the judge of that.

Ugliness sometimes hides
unexpected beauty, Your Majesty.

Exquisite.

Don't you trust your pirate?

Mmm.

It's delicious.

Eat, gentlemen.

( crowd murmuring )

But I don't recall sending you
to the Caspian Sea

to gather fish eggs.

Dimitri?

The new fully detailed maps

of the Caspian Sea,
your majesty.

You'll notice I've included
the Persian shores.

I have an unusual system,
but it works.

The local community is loyal
to Your Imperial Majesty.

And my warehouses are filled
with all the supplies

you will need
when Your Majesty's army arrives

to put the Shah of Persia
in his place.

I'm sure he knows the names
and addresses

of your soldiers, too,
Gregory.

You are a remarkable man,
Captain.

Captain?

I haven't sailed for years.

Once a pirate,
always a pirate.

I'm a pirate, too.

From one pirate to another,

I want to grant you
the exclusive rights

to caviar sales
in the Caspian.

And for your other services
I name you

Knight of the Order of St. Anne
and co-counselor of Astrakhan.

If there was music,
I would dance.

We don't need music to dance,
Your Majesty.

By the way,
one of your reports

is that you sent a gift
to the Shah in Persia.

Was that wise?

One small barrel as a gift.

If he wants any more,
he has to buy it

like anyone else,
and he won't get it cheap.

Who says you can't make money
from our enemies?

I agree.

Lefentarios: So you see,
he seized the opportunity

to sell caviar
all over Europe and beyond.

And all he was interested in
was himself making a killing.

Tell me something--
is caviar really that good?

You mean you haven't tried it?

Fish eggs?
( grunts )

Oh, no, no, no,
caviar is...

divine.

I prefer my eggs boiled.

( clinks )

( men laugh )

Mmm.

( all speaking Greek )

No, no, no.

I might need the rest of it.

So...

Varvakis wanted everybody
in the world to try caviar.

And then--

and then things
got even more complicated.

( chuckles )

Helena entered his life.

Varvakis fell
madly in love with her.

Another impoverished
aristocrat.

Stop the carriage!

Man: This piano is not mine.
It's my daughter's.

My daughter's.

All right.
Oop, oop, oop. Stop.

Do you like it?

I love it.

Helena: Don't you think
that is too much

from someone I barely know?

M-- my lady,
he's not polished.

I understand,
but he's in love.

In love?

He has a big heart,

as big as the sea,

and he's willing
to give this heart to you.

Tell him
I cannot accept his gift.

But there is one gift
you could give him.

You could play
the piano for him.

( piano music playing )

They used to call him
"fishmonger."

Now that the tsarina
made him a nobleman,

they're more than happy
to visit.

For the first time
we agree on something.

- ( off-key notes playing )
- Maria: Is something wrong
with his ears?

Kimon:
No, he's in love.

We're in big trouble.

Yeah.

She's a sickly woman.

And her penniless father
is parading her around

hoping to catch
a rich husband.

Love is always trouble.

That's what makes it so...
irresistible.

( chuckles )
I knew that love was blind.

I didn't know
it was deaf, too.

( song ends )

Bravo.

All right.

He will stop.

But there must be something
he can do for you.

( coughs )

Of course there is something
that he can do for me.

That marsh,
it's killing me.

Can he make it disappear?

Can he work miracles?

Because God knows,

it will take a miracle
to make me love him.

( coughs )

My lady.

Draining the marsh
is just the beginning.

We need canals that will connect
all the three riverbeds.

Look here.

Another canal
must pass through here

so that the ships can cross
directly into the sea.

That'll be good for trade.
No limits.

Three tsars have tried
and failed already.

What makes you believe
that you can do it?

Because I want to do it.

He made the marsh disappear?

Lefentarios:
Yes, he did.

The fool.

( child speaks Greek )

Ivan:
The beautiful lady?

( inhales deeply )

No.

Not yet.

But where the marsh
has once been,

Varvakis created
a beautiful canal

with trees and flowers
on either side.

( speaks Greek )

Don't always believe
in fairytales.

She married him,
and she gave him a son.

Oh...
( speaks Greek )

My baby.
( chuckles )

( baby coos,
Varvakis babbles softly )

( knock on door )

( knock on door )

( music playing )

( music playing )

To?

Happiness.

( laughs )

I am happy.

Just looking at her
makes me happy.

Looking at my son
makes me even happier.

She's not happy.

Who knows what makes
a woman happy?

Perhaps
I'm not worthy of her.

Not worthy of her?

A man who can change
a course of a river,

who turns a marsh
into a beautiful canal?

Perhaps
she's not worthy of you.

( laughing )

Maria:
Father, listen.

Constantinople is turning
into a major caviar center.

We have established
some interest there,

but we need
to follow it up!

Varvakis: You know I can't go
to Constantinople.

I'm still wanted
by the Turks.

I know,

But I can.

And I want to.

Please, Father.

I can't stay here anymore.

Why on Earth not?

I can't bear
to see you abused.

( groaning dramatically )

Listen,
I won't have this!

She's my wife,
and you will respect her.

I will never respect
that whore!

You choose her...
over your own child?

But you are not my
only child.

Are you sure?

What is that supposed
to mean?

Where is your dear friend
the teacher?

Maybe you should ask him.

( whistling )

( child laughing )

Andrei!

It's my fault.

Don't punish her.

Get out.

You love him?

No.

I don't even have
that excuse.

I'm sorry.

What?

It's all my fault.

You can buy beauty,

you can buy loyalty,

you can even
buy friendship,

but you can't buy love.

I thought my love
was strong enough for you,

that you could feel it.

Don't.

Please, don't.

I don't deserve you.

You deserve to be happy.

And I can't make you happy.

I thought I could.

I'm so sorry.

I wish I could love you.

In a perfect world,
I would.

But the world is perfect,
Helena.

It is what we make of it.

That's what I--
I'm starting to learn.

Your son is yours.

I swear it.

Ivan: As suddenly
as she entered his life,

so she left forever...

leaving the child
with its father.

( laughter )

( laughter )

Mr. Varvakis,
what are you doing here?

It's been so long.

Have you forgiven me?

Forgiven you?
Whatever for?

For not standing up
for you back then.

It was wrong of me.
Weak.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

I was a whore.
Still am.

Who better than a whore
to forgive a pirate?

Please,
come home with me.

Home?

This is my home now.

It's been too long.

Please.

I have work for you.

I have work
only you can do.

My kitchens
are stuffed with sweets.

Don't dare tell me that you're
still trying to lose weight.

( whistling tune )

( singing in Greek )

( singing in Greek )

( singing song quietly )

( woman continues singing )

( continues singing quietly )

You don't need
to be able to write.

That's what you have me for.

I can't remember
inviting you.

I regretted
the way we parted last time.

I wanted to give you
another chance.

What have I done to deserve
such generosity?

We are preparing
the revolution in Greece.

The Russians
can't interfere openly,

but if you step forward
as a leader,

there are other players
in this game

that would support you.

A game?
That's all it is to you?

I've heard you're working
for the British now.

It was probably inevitable.

I imaging this support

is for the benefit
of their own pocket isn't it?

Let me be frank, Ioannis.

It is time for you to choose.

You're either with us
or against us.

Are you threatening me?

I am just trying to help.

We were friends once.

We all want a free Greece.

But if I liberate our country,
I'll do it my way.

And now he wants to free Greece
all by himself?

What a man.

I thought it was just talk.

But he had a plan...

as I was going to discover.

Bravo!

Carry on.

Allez.

What are you trying to do?

Stop treating him
like a child.

A scratch won't kill him.

He is a child.

Someone should treat him
like one sometimes.

Varvakis:
He can take it.

He's smart, brave,
keen to learn.

He will be perfect.

Demand perfection and you will
end up destroying him.

He's my son.

And I will raise him
as I see fit.

You see?
Soon he'll be ready.

Ready f-- for what?

Mr. Prefect!

Captain?

A word.

Excuse me.

The Persians
have invaded Georgia.

They're building a fleet
with British help,

and Potemkin is marching down
as we speak.

War could break out.

The new tsar will need
your intelligence network

to help plan our attack.

The Persians are one of our
key trading partners now.

What do you expect me to do?

Captain, you have sworn an oath
of loyalty to the Russian crown.

To the new tsar.

Long may he reign.

All:
To the new tsar!

Let's hope the new tsar
will be worthy of the old.

Old boy.

I was was Catherine's pirate.

Now you must be Paul's.

I've arranged a place for you
in the imperial officer corps.

You will depart
for St. Petersburg tomorrow.

You didn't even bother
to ask me.

But then again,
you never do.

- Andreas--
- Don't interfere!

There are things going on
you don't know and shouldn't.

Things like letters
from all over Europe?

Secret meetings?
Orders for guns?

Do you think
I'm blind or stupid?

You're planning something
in Greece.

All my life,
I've prized my freedom.

But how can I be free when
my country is still enslaved?

I've waited too long,
far too long.

I'm getting old now.
But he is young and strong.

He can do it with my support,
and he will!

This is madness.

Watch your words, Ivan.

Or what?

Or you will whip me
like a slave?

I've never treated you
like a slave!

I never treat anyone
like a slave!

You just did!

You treat your own son
like a slave!

For the last time,
hold your tongue!

I will speak my mind,
even if it is for the last time!

So... as...

one good friend
to another,

I'm telling you,

this is an old man's
pipe dream,

born out of guilt.

Why should Andreas pay
for a lifetime of your mistakes?

A lifetime of listening
to your moralizing.

I've had enough of it.

Find someone else
to preach to.

You cannot send me away.

Of course I can.

There's the door.

What a big house this is.

It never really
seemed that way

when it was always
so full of people.

I don't suppose

you'll be needing me anymore.

Don't ever say that again.

You will always have
a place in this house.

And do what?

Andreas is leaving.

Maria doesn't want me around.

Ivan has left us.
What can I offer?

Your kindness.

And a dance.

But you have no shoes on.

Neither have you.

We have no music.

Put some music
in my head then.

Please.

I need it.

( indistinct chatter )

My friend Ioannis,
this is it,

the revolution has really begun
in the Peloponnese.

This is premature,
of course.

I will go and fight.

You stay where you are!

Ioannis, what is the tsar's
position on this matter?

No more discussions!
We must all contribute!

Will you contribute,
Ioannis?!

Lefentarios:
Freedom!

Freedom is coming,
my brothers.

Now we have dreamt
of freedom for centuries.

Well, now,
we're just about to taste it.

A free country
without free Greeks?

How's that possible?

Mr. Varvakis here

is concerned about the future
of our nation.

The richest man in Russia

is worried
about our small country.

Yes, I am worried because
you are going to make it small!

This is no time for arguments,
my friends.

The only thing that matters now
is the revolution!

( cheers and applause )

Yes, it is!

Yes, it is!

Father, have you heard?

There's a revolution
in Greece.

I think it was Greece.

Come on.

I have something for you.

This is my surprise.

- What do you say?
- A ship?

It's yours.

There are seven like this
waiting for you at Taganrog.

Come on.

Sit down.

You will sail to Greece.

You will have money,
canon, soldiers.

You will be a Greek officer
in the Russian army,

a leader to free
our Greek people.

Me?

I'm no leader.

You're Andreas Varvakis,
the son of Lord Varvakis.

Andreas Varvakis
doesn't exist anymore.

My name is Andrei Romachov.

What did you do?

I took my mother's name.

I don't want your name,

and I don't want
your dreams of a revolution

in some God-forsaken relic
of a country.

That's your country
you're talking about.

Russia is my country.
What's Greece to me?

I've never even seen the place,
and I don't want to.

You're a drunkard.

You don't know
what you're saying.

Do you think I'll be saying
any of this if I was sober?

Everything I did,
I did for you.

You did it for yourself.

I believe in you,
Andreas.

I love you.

Listen to yourself.

Do you know
how pathetic you sound?

My father the pirate...

the hero.

You never loved anyone,
not even yourself.

Your dreams,
your ideas,

your charities,
and your big words,

without love,
they're useless.

Where are you going?

To get drunk.

Sorry-- to stay drunk.

It's the only way I can stand
living in your world.

( explosion, splash )

( laughter )

( whistles )

Ivan: All night
fishermen searched for Andrei.

Just before dawn,
they found him, drowned.

You killed
your daughter years ago,

and you never shed a tear.

Why?

Why him?

He never hurt you.

He never left you.

He never took anything
from you!

Why him?!
Why?!

Talk to me!
Just talk to me!

Ivan:
The sea gives,

and the sea takes.

Like the tide.

But the sea did have
one more gift for Varvakis,

the most important
of his life.

( child speaks Greek )

Ivan: Yes.

Even more precious.

( indistinct conversations )

( conversations stop )

Gentlemen?

This is the deed
of concession

for the international
distribution of caviar.

From now on,
this belongs to you

and the local associations.

( all murmuring )

( speaks Greek )

God's gifts must be shared.

Only then
do they bring us happiness.

( speaking Greek )

A pirate without a ship.

( laughter )

But now
I have been given a compass.

Thank you.

What are we celebrating?

Life.

The least and the most
we can have in this world.

It's worth a party.

Thank you for coming back,
Ivan.

Well, I tried to leave,

but I couldn't think
of anywhere else I wanted to be.

Father?

What's going on?

I want these people to remember
the taste of Varvakis caviar.

What do you mean
"remember"?

Come with me.

Close the door.

I'm going home, Maria.

Home?

I'm returning to Greece.

And this is something
I must do by myself.

No.

No, you can't.

What will I do?

I need you.

Not anymore.

I needed you
for far too long.

And I owe you
an apology for that.

Now you can be
whatever you dreamt of.

The house, the businesses,
it's all yours.

Run them, sell them.

I know you will make
the right choices.

I just wanted
to be your daughter.

You are my daughter.

You always will be.

My little pirate.

- Varvakis: Look.
- Ivan: What?

Don't you see?

Ivan: ( chuckles )
It's just the sea.

Varvakis:
It's not just the sea.

Look at the blue.
It's a different blue.

It's my blue.

I'm home.

Ivan: He returned
to a country barely free.

There was no Psara anymore.

The Turks had burned it
to the ground...

the country tearing itself
apart by civil war.

But was it still home?

He didn't know anymore.

( speaks Greek )

( speaking Greek )

( speaking Greek )

( speaking Greek )

( speaking Greek )

We thought
we were done with him.

And suddenly,
there he was again.

He came to Greece
and went straight

to the camp of the rebel,
General Kolokotronis,

friend of the Russians.

( screams )

( baby crying )

- Whoa, easy. Easy.
- Man: Please take cover.

We can't afford to lose you,
too, Kapetanios.

I lost this leg fighting against
the Turks, and now--

( explosion,
crowd screams )

ah, now I'm in danger of losing
my life to a Greek shell!

Kimon...

you've read so many books.

Why don't people
stop slaughtering each other?

Happiness is freedom,

and freedom
is the beautiful soul.

And I hope that someday
you will forgive me.

There's nothing to forgive.

You gave my wife
a few moments of happiness,

more than I could ever do.

( coughs )

Lefentarios: We had to find
a quick solution.

There was a meeting,
a temporary prime minister

and a British ambassador.

So this Varvakis,
he's in with the Russians?

Well, he practically
is Russian, sir.

He must be isolated.

He is extremely popular.

There will be reactions,
Mr. Prime Minister.

Well...

first we'll honor him
for his contribution

to the nation
in a modest ceremony.

Zakynthos is English territory.
That might be useful.

Don't we have
a sanatorium there?

Mm-hmm.

What if this Varvakis

were to fall ill
to a contagious disease?

You would then have reason
to put him in quarantine

for a long, long time.

And then you'll approve
the loan we asked for?

Of course, with interest,
naturally.

Naturally.

Assuming that you get rid
of this Kolokotronis soon

and Varvakis,
of course.

But do act quickly.

British bankers
are not very patient.

Seriously now.

Why is this Varvakis
so dangerous?

He dares to dream.

I don't think
I need to tell you

that your future
depends on this mission.

So get a move on.

Sir.

One of those meetings.

General Kolokotronis,

on behalf of the temporary
Greek government.

( chuckles )

Captain.

You should be very careful

when this government
chooses to honor you.

I'm ready.

So you praise him
and then bring him here

to be forgotten.

Ioannis Varvakis
will never be forgotten.

Truly,
he's a great man.

So you had to destroy him.

God only knows
how much I have wished

to still be his friend.

He's too great,
perhaps.

He had passion, obstinacy,
and great dreams.

The sort of things
that get in the way

when there is
a country to run.

You have convinced me.
We will detain him.

He is a very old man.

- To Greece.
- Oh, yes, to Greece.

I'm leaving now.

You should take
charge of the prisoner.

- Mr. Lefentarios.
- Sir.

- Good luck.
- Mr. McCormick.

Man:
Men, you two on the pier!

You're staying behind
to guard the prisoner!

Take him inside
The rest of you, follow me.

Left, right!
Left right!

Left, right!
Left, right! Left, right!

Left, right!

( Varvakis coughs )

Alexis.

We are all part
of God's plan.

No one can escape.

That's what
I finally understand.

We each have our own path
to follow.

I'm sorry yours
had to be the darker one.

Forgive me.

( coughs )

( sighs )

( speaks Greek )

But that's the story.

I never said
it had a happy ending.

I came here
just to see him

for one last time.

and to give him
his treasure.

( speaks Greek )

( speaks Greek )

( lock clicks,
door creaks )

Captain.
Captain.

Is that you?

Wake up.

So it is you.

Now I can die
a happy man.

Who said anything
about dying?

I have nothing
to give you anymore.

I want to show you
my gratitude.

Hey, you gave me
my freedom, remember?

( coughs )

And now...

you free me.

I guess we're--
we're even.

( coughs )

Let's go.

I only wish--

I wish I could go out
to the sea...

one last time.

It's so beautiful.

I thought
you would say that.

( coughs )

Where did you get that boat?

Ivan:
We stole it.

We're pirates,
aren't we?

( coughs )

Your crew, Captain.

( speaks Greek )

( coughs )

( excited chatter )

How do you feel now?

Free.

I have something
to give you.

( water lapping )

( sighs )

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