捕鸟人的儿子在清晨的树林中寻找自由，心中怀揣着对鸟类的无尽向往与热爱。小寡妇与铁匠

　　Birdcatcher Esmar and his wife Johanna face eviction from their farm in Gásadalur unless they have a son. Desperation sets in when Johanna gives birth to their third daughter. Pushed to the brink, Johanna is impregnated by another man, a French Captain, and gives birth to a son, known as ‘the birdcatcher’s son’. Everything seems perfect until the French Captain returns.