查理（哈威·凯特尔 Harvey Keitel 饰）和意大利移民朋友们混迹在纽约曼哈顿的下东区，没有固定职业，靠着替黑手党卖命混口饭吃。查理的好友乔尼（罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰）欠了黑市商人迈克尔的钱，却无力偿还，整日被追债。查理与乔尼的表妹特丽莎真心相爱，但是特丽莎希望他能离开这种不稳定的生活，去寻找新生活。迈克尔因为找乔尼要不到钱而恼羞成怒，查理为了帮乔尼摆平此事，承诺...
After the death of his brother, Mick travels to America to seek Justice. Wrongly convicted of extortion and attempted murder, Mick is sent to Pleasant Hill Penitentiary's notorious death block 13....
Elle (Ashlee Hewitt) wants to be a singer/songwriter, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her parents. She moves in with her adoptive uncle, who runs a small independent record label w...