Ita, A young Holocaust survivor, leaves France to start a new life in New York City. A controversial love connection spurs the creation of a fast food empire and a dream to reimagine Coney Island into a tourist utopia. Ita's partner, Horace, is met with racially motivated resistance from the City, and at home the couple finds themselves at odds about marriage and the future. When things do not go as planned, Ita must make a difficult choice to preserve her legacy or risk losing everything.