Karla has tamed a wild bird and now wants to show it to her friend, Janus, whom she is in love with. However, the trip over the fields towards her friend gets off to a bad start when her parents tell her to bring her younger brother, Mikkel, along. Karla and Mikkel have a way of bringing out the worst in each other and that day is no exception.

Despite the younger brother’s company, Karla successfully finds the time to show Janus the bird. Unfortunately for her, he is disgusted by it and runs away. Karla is left hurt and angry and takes out her frustration on her brother, resulting in incalculable consequences…

Wild Bird is a dramatic, but also subtle coming of age story about a girl’s transition from child to teenager.