Luis is an aspiring gang banger proving himself in the tough streets of East Los Angeles, he spends his days stealing and fighting top gang members, until one day he kills an old veterano named East Side Tony. Luis seeks his older brother Big Mike for help; but what the two of them don t know is that they will end up involved in a dangerous game with an old mobster that controls drug trade in East L.A. Along the way Luis will face the most dangerous thugs and witness the slow destruction of his own life.