The tensions between rival gangs the Jets and the Sharks reach boiling point when Tony, the co-founder of the Jets, meets Maria, the sister of the leader of the Sharks.
Classic Broadway musical.
The tensions between rival gangs the Jets, whose include 'white' Americans, and a Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks, reach boiling point in a hot New York summer. At a neighbourhood dance, Tony, the co-founder of the Jets, meets Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. Their romance is thwarted by the gang rivalries.