Nick is a perpetually unlucky young American of Russian descent. Living with his grandmother in Milwaukee, he works as a driver for a paratransit service. One day, amidst a street protest, Vic reluctantly agrees to drive his grandfather and a group of elderly Russian men to a funeral, despite their insistence on avoiding the African-American neighborhood. Complicating matters further, Vic is asked to pick up Tracy, a black girl with muscular dystrophy, along the way. With his job on the line, Vics already challenging day takes a turn for the worse.