Lou Petrakis is a man obsessed with owning ancient Grecian gold. With his friend, Kostas, he undertakes a daring jewellery heist from an Athens museum before escaping to Mykonos where a mutual friend, Miklos, advises them to trade the jewellery on Istanbul's black market. The three men begin enjoying an idyllic existence on Mykonos - until their opulent lifestyle comes to an abrupt halt ...