Albert is a chef. He dreams of Las Palmas, where apparently you can find the best shrimp in world. Albert is also secretly in love with his neighbor, Mia. One night, as he’s cleaning up his restaurant, he comes across a ticket to Las Palmas that Mia’s boyfriend, Chang, left behind. Without a second thought, Albert decides to take his chance. A dream holiday with Mia! What could be better? But the trip is not exactly what he thinks it’ll be, and Albert is soon disillusioned when he realizes that he is the only Westerner onboard a boat full of hostile Chinese people heading for Xing-Xiang, a planet in the far reaches of the galaxy…