The story takes place in New York city on the west side of Manhattan.
It deals with 2 rival gangs: the Jets who are American and the Sharks who are Puerto Ricans. This film was inspired by Romeo and Juliet and is a musical.
Maria, the sister of the Sharks' leader, Bernardo, falsl in love with Tony, who is with the Jets. They meet at a dance where there are the 2 gangs. However their love is impossible because they are separated by the Sharks and the Jets.
At the end Bernardo kills Ice, the leader of the Jets and Tony's friend. So when Tony sees Ice dead he becomes furious and kills Bernardo. When Chino sees Maria and Tony together he kills Tony because he is jealous. So Maria is now alone without her brother or her lover.
This film is touching and beautiful but I think there are to many songs.
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