A Norwegian Jewish teenager who dreams of Hollywood stardom suddenly is faced with playing the role of her life, masquerading as a boy on a Nazi-occupied farm plotting her escape to Sweden and survival.

THE BIRD CATCHER is a suspenseful, coming of age story set against the backdrop of violence and prejudice. It's inspired by the little known actual stories of Norwegian Jews during World War II that have never been told. This film uncovers a hidden slice of history that grips at the heart and inspires us all at the deepest level - it's a profound fable of identity and loss, of forced migration and the cost of war.

In 1942 Norway, Esther (Sarah-Sofie Boussnina), a 14 year old Jewish girl has her world torn apart when the Nazis unleash their reign of terror on her small town, forcing her parents to hide her on a truck headed for Sweden, hopefully to safety.

Esther's truck is attacked by Nazis, and she barely escapes into the forest, where she meets a boy her age, Aksel (Arthur Hakalahti).

Aksel takes a liking to her and suggests hiding her in his family's barn. To save her from being discovered by the Nazis, she disguises herself as a boy.

Every day is a challenge to keep her true identity a secret while she plans a harrowing escape with Aksel through Nazi-occupied territory to Sweden, hoping beyond hope that her parents are alive and waiting for her.