The state of Idaho takes on the U.S. government in this dark comedy about race relations, rebellion and the American Dream run amok. When he hears that a planeload of Pakistani refugee orphans is headed for his state, Idaho governor Beau Bridges makes a bold decision: close the borders. Washington is quick to respond: lift the blockade...or else. It's a standoff, and soon the media vultures are all there to report--or misreport--the biggest news event of the century.