Alibi

Plot

The plot is framed around the clever and quick-witted Youssef being interrogated at the police station. Most of the film consists of flashbacks that show what Youssef is telling the police.

Rick offers Youssef a job at his flourishing firm that deals in watertight alibis for anyone who needs an excuse to deceive suspicious wives, annoying mothers-in-law, or demanding bosses. Youssef, a natural liar, fits right in at the company but faces a dilemma when he falls in love with a waitress named Andrea.

Youssef tries to impress Andrea by calling her "the most beautiful sky" he has ever seen. This initially backfires, because Andrea has been cheated on many times herself and does not want to get involved with a man who has anything to hide, but she is nonetheless flattered. Rick convinces Youssef that every relationship benefits from a white lie sometimes, but Andrea believes that there is no place for deception in true love.

Rick asks Youssef to arrange an alibi for Rick himself, who wants to have an affair with a woman. To Youssef’s horror, the woman turns out to be Andrea. In retaliation, Youssef agrees to have sex with Rick’s wife, but then changes his mind. The whole thing comes to light, but ultimately Rick and his wife make up. With the help of a colleague who pretends to be Youssef’s brother, Youssef tries to make Andrea believe that she mistook this brother for Youssef. However, he calls the scheme off because that isn’t the truth either.

Cast

Achmed Akkabi as Youssef

Georgina Verbaan as Andrea

Egbert Jan Weeber as Sander

Frederik Brom as Rick

Hugo Maerten as Ko

Isa Hoes as Tanja

Kees Boot as Fred

Sophia Wezer as Marga

Daphne de Winkel as Shirley

Cees Geel as baas van Andrea en Shirley

Sanne Vogel as Marjam

Ellen Pieters as Agente die Youssef ondervraagt

Quintis Ristie as Agent op Politiebureau

Amelie van de Klashorst as Prinses Amalia

Release

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Warner Home Video on 9 July 2008.