2010: mobster Tony joins his cellmate Kenz, a small-time delinquent, when he escapes from prison. Once free, Tony realises he can trust no one and recalls his first steps as a gangster in the 1950s.

2010: In hiding and in desperate need of some cash, Tony is forced to team up with Kenz and his posse to take part in a hold-up. Back in 1960, young Tony is betrayed during an assignment in Marseille.

1965-1970: On the orders of his boss Balducci, chief of the Marseille underworld, Tony is promoted and teamed up with Guido. In 2011, Kenz holds a party that ends in the death of a rival gang member.

1970-1978: Tony starts a drug dealing business and meets Olga, who helps him to obtain The Memphis gaming club and become a casino owner. In 2011, Tony sets off in search of his old friend Guido.

1982-1983: Having become a respected figure in the criminal underworld, Tony meets Claire, the love of his life. In 2011, Guido and Tony plot to take back their casino The Memphis from the Balduccis.

In 2011, in retaliation for being scammed by Tony, the Balduccis kidnap Claire. In 1983, Guido and Tony organise a jewellery store hold-up that ends in a police raid, but Tony just manages to escape.

2011: Tony comes face to face with the Balduccis and, though he manages to free Claire, the collateral damage is huge. In 1983, Guido has been persuaded that Tony cheated him over the jewellery heist.

1983: Superintendent Janvier's appalling methods are revealed when he interrogates Claire over the whereabouts of Tony. In 2011, with Kenz's help, Tony organises one last scam to beat the Balduccis.