“Six degrees of separation” tells the story of Paul (Will Smith), a very attractive and intelligent homosexual boy.
Paul, one day he unexpectedly breaks into the life of the wealthy married couple composed of Flan (Donald sutherland) Y Ouisa Kittredge (Stockard Channing), two art dealers from New York.
Paul He explains that they have just robbed him in Central Park and that he has knocked on their door because he is a friend of his children, whom he met at Harvard.
The Kittredge are about to go out to dinner with an influential South African businessman (Ian McKellen), but they decide to help him.
Paul offers to cook dinner for them as a token of his appreciation and, as he does so, entertains them with stories about who he says is his father, the actor Sidney Poitier.
Captivated by his charm, his great intelligence and the possibility of being part of the cast of the film of Cats, the Kittredge decide to invite him to spend the night at their house, which they will regret hours later, when they discover that Paul it’s not what they thought …