Earthlings

Tom Chen an affluent Chinese American decides to celebrate the anniversary of his divorce with a dinner party When his intended guests cancel he impulsively invites the two Mexican day laborers Javier and Diego who are working in his yard to join him instead But as the three men are settling into the evening finding connections and differences in their respective American stories two of Toms original guests show up after all and the resulting clash of cultures and beliefs takes the evening to new heightsand depthsof desire hedonism and conflict