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powerful. Formidable forces work against their eternal love. A wealthy aristocrat named Kitsos desires Golfo but she refuses his wedding proposals and stays faithful to her everlasting love. Tasos and Golfo become engaged and are about to get married. Kitsos and his family work hard to break up Golfo and Tasos. Kitsos convinces his cousin
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Venizelos attended the event. The play became extremely popular across the entire nation and eventually was adapted for cinema around 1914. The premiere was on 22 January 1915 at the
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was filmed. Astero is also a character in the story. Golfo is a poor but very beautiful orphan and serves a shepherd named Zisi. The story begins with a childhood romance between Golfo and a young sheep herder named Tasos. They exchange eternal vows from a young age and their love is very
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