Minsk, Belarus, 1996. Velya, an aspiring DJ, wants to move to Chicago to make her dreams come true, but bureaucracy, a phone line and the human condition will put obstacles in her way that will be difficult to avoid.
When the Soviets impose new ways of collective farming and permanent settlements on a region of nomadic dwellers, young Ilyas is separated from his mother, Mariam. Through decades of war, mother and son persevere in their efforts to be reunited.
A down-to-earth Texan, Steve, falls in love over an online dating site with Nastya who lives with her mother in a traditional Belarusian village. Steve flies to Belarus to take Nastya back with him to Texas but must first go through her mother.
