Mr. Brennan (Robert A. Welsh), a smart but secretive man, is called to the home of Mr. Sayedi (Hassan Naama), a powerful and ominous man from Lebanon. Mr Sayedi has something very troubling to discuss with Mr. Brennan; that a friend is a dangerous man. As the story unfolds, Mr. Brennan finds himself unwittingly drawn deeper and deeper under Mr. Sayedi's intense scrutiny. His increasing nervousness is made worse when Mr. Sayedi's wife (Samantha Russell) secretly passes him a note; written in lipstick with her phone number and a kiss. Mr. Brennan is not sure whether this has been seen by Mr. Sayedi, who just stares at him with a look that could kill. Mr. Brennan is extremely anxious to get away from the tense situation. Suddenly, things take a turn for the worse when the dog does the toilet on the rug. The story is based on true events, and the writing cleverly creates distraction so the climax is completely unexpected. Al Kalib is a black comedy, which preys on the inherent fears many people in the West have against people from the Middle East. Without mentioning terrorism in any part of the script the initial feeling the audience has is that the dialogue may be referring to a terrorist.
—Robert A. Welsh