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 ...