
As Álfgrímur, an orphaned boy, begins to encounter the minor politicians, businessmen, and social-climbers of the growing town of Reykjavík, he starts to question his future as a fisherman's grandson and is increasingly fascinated by Garðar Hólm, the celebrated Icelandic "world singer" whose sporadic returns to Iceland encourage Álfgrímur to pursue his own personal goals of self-expression. He discovers the true value of his boyhood experiences only as he sets out on a path that will take him away from them forever.

as Álfgrímur (Age 17)

as Grandfather

as Grandmother

as Aunt Kristín

as Guðmundsen Girl

as Guðmundsen

as Álfgrímur (Age 12)

as Guðmundsen Girl (Aged 17)

as Cloe


as Garðar Hólm