The film tells an extraordinary story of friendship. In the 19th century, a small Eskimoboy living in Greenland reaches a remote village in Iceland on a broken iceberg. He meets a young boy named Buas, who is from a family in the village, and, by chance, saves him from the falling avalanche. The two kids become friends. People of the village, however, are superstitious; they believe that the awkward-looking Ikingut is an evil spirit. Therefore, Buas has to fight for his friend against those who want him to be imprisoned or even killed.