In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Genres: Crime , Drama , History
Keywords: 1860s , 19th-century , american-history , army , butcher , fire , gang , gang-of-thieves , gang-war , gangster , grim , immigrant , irish-american , new-york-city-history , pickpocket , pig , rescue , ship