In nicht allzu ferner Zukunft werden die Städte von staatlich gelenkten Jugendbanden beherrscht. Wer keiner Gang angehört, ist als gesellschaftlicher Außenseiter gebrandmarkt. Mike Garden, der Gangleader der Westside, will seinen großen Konkurrenten Nicolas Z von der Northside endlich ausschalten. Zusammen mit Nicolas' Ex-Freundin Bianca entführt er ihn und hält ihn gefangen. Doch er hat nicht damit gerechnet, dass sich seine eigene Schwester Marianne in den verhassten Rivalen verliebt...
Personal Paradise. Miss Misery: Neuedition
In nicht allzu ferner Zukunft werden die Städte von staatlich gelenkten Jugendbanden beherrscht.
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