 The film is set in the Breiðholt suburb of Reykjavík, and portrays a grittiness in stark contrast to the tourist-friendly portrayal of the Icelandic capital.The plot centers around single nurse Karítas (Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir), her son, Guðmundur (Andri Snær Helgason), who only plays with a schizophrenic family friend, Marino (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson), and criminal father Garðar (Gísli Örn Garðarsson) and his conflicts which led to the near death beating of twin brother Georg.Karítas lives in a housing project in Fell (Upper-Breiðholt), Reykjavík and is struggling to take care of her children with her ex-husband trying to take custody of her kids.