Based on the true story of Desmond Doyle (Pierce Brosnan), who after losing his job and watching his wife leave the country with another man, has his children taken away by an arcane custody law. Doyle cleans up his act and wages an unlikely legal battle to regain custody.

In Mark Twain's timeless classic, a boy of meager means and a prince of exuberant wealth eagerly switch places, each envious of the other. However, the boys quickly discover that no one's life is what it seems.

As the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves unfolds, the Sultan realises that the story bears a striking resemblance to to his own life : and could even offer a solution to his ongoing conflict with his jealous brother.