Crete 1897. Greek rebels gained their freedom by fighting in the mountains. An allied fleet of French, English, Italian and Russian warships anchored in the port of Chania in protecting Greek and Turkish inhabitants. Rosa Bonaparte, accompanied by twelve girls off at a deserted beach with all the equipment of a Marseille brothel. Installed in a wing of a huge, ruined former Town Hall, where the officers of the allied fleet meet and entertain in the evenings surrounded by undercover agents, military connectors, and speculators : an East-West mosaic of languages, costumes and intrigue ...
Key credits listed on this page include Nikos Koundouros, Angel Vagenshtain, Marina Vlady, Eleonora Stathopoulou, Vasilis Laggos, Aris Retsos, Antigoni Amanitou, and Antonis Antoniou.