Monte Rosso Production

After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.

A diminutive twentysomething 'Soso' (a nickname given to him by his mother) leads a group of revolutionaries in a massive bank heist to rob the Imperial Bank in 1907 Tbilisi. In the process, Soso becomes the man known as Joseph Stalin.

Faye and Johnny rob a gangsters' poker den. Faye double crosses Johnny and takes off with the money and is soon pursued by the oldest and deadliest assassin in town. Worse still, Faye meets Blanche, a friendly but crazy waitress, at a truck stop.