Every year, on a large island just outside of Iceland, there is a huge football tournament for kids. Ten-year-old Jón and his team go to compete, but he will have to grow up faster than expected, both on and off the pitch.

Karen, a 9 year old Icelander has always wanted to meet her London based actor father. Having fantasied about him for years, she realizes when they meet that he's perhaps not the father that she had wished for. This uncomfortable experience gives Karen both the strength and confidence to tackle the local bullies.