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A man in his late sixties changes his life, but is it too late for those closest to him? Hannes (Theodor Juliusson) has spent thirty years working as a school custodian, and has a well-earned reputation at work and at home as a stubborn, difficult man who doesn't have much use for any emotion besides anger. When Hannes takes retirement, he soon discovers just how empty his life is, and his wife Anna (Margret Helga Johannsdottir), son Ari (Thorstein Bachmann) and daughter Telma (Elma Lisa Gunnarsdottir) grow tired of his crusty, vindictive attitude. After Hannes has an accident while fishing, he and Anna have an argument that leads to him opening up to her emotionally in a way he hasn't done in years, and it blossoms into a new intimacy between them. However, Ari and Telma seem suspicious when their father turns over a new leaf, and just as Hannes begins enjoying his relationship with Anna, she suffers a stroke which makes her newly dependent on him. Eldfjall (aka Volcano) was the first feature film from director Runar Runarsson; Kjartan Sveinsson of the popular Icelandic indie rock band Sigur Ros composed the film's original score.