A coming-of-age story about the 16-year old boy Ari, who has been living with his mother in Reykjavik and is suddenly sent back to the remote Westfjords to live with his father Gunnar. There, he has to navigate a difficult relationship with his father, and he finds his childhood friends changed. In these hopeless and declining surroundings, Ari has to step up and find his way.

《小鸟》发生在一个明媚的夏夜，讲述了一群青少年从天真无邪到成年的历程。主角是一个腼腆的男孩，他对一个同龄女孩有着典型的校园男生般的迷恋，而这个女孩恰好是他朋友的朋友。