[1][2][3] Italian heiress Luciana Farrini arrives in Russia to fulfill her grandmother’s last wish: bury her beloved dog on Russian soil.
Confused but dedicated to the mission, Luciana encounters Grisha, a warm-hearted Moscow taxi driver who also works as a researcher at an institute.
Despite the cultural and lifestyle differences, the two grow closer as they explore Moscow together, experiencing humorous entanglements with local police, encounters with street poets, and even a heartfelt vodka toast with two philosophical strangers.
Grisha, heartbroken and assuming he’s lost her, boldly enters the event disguised with a government medal he once received and dramatically dons an orange work vest on her during a tango, a symbolic gesture that stuns the guests and embarrasses Luciana.
Only later does Grisha discover her forgotten belongings and, realizing his feelings, races to the airport in disguise, even commandeering a police car in his mad dash.