After witnessing his mother\'s rape and murder by Russian soldiers, Max and his father escape to New York.
Young Max meets Sophie, a Polish girl forced to marry a local crime boss, and thus begins Max\'s ruthless climb to dominance of the New York underworld and Sophie\'s transformation into a strong woman who will allow no man determine her fate..
After witnessing his mother\'s rape and murder by Russian soldiers, Max and his father escape to New York