Mentre le rivolte di Los Angeles del 1992 stanno infuriando - in reazione al verdetto di innocenza che ha salvato i poliziotti responsabili del pestaggio ingiustificato ai danni di Rodney King - un commerciante deve affrontare le pericolose strade della metropoli per salvare il figlio, rimasto intrappolato in città.

In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise and chaos erupts, both families reach their boiling points when their worlds collide.