A young girl breaks up from her petit bourgeoisie home and her piano lessons to lead an entirely new life, as one of the personnel at an institution for juvenile delinquents in a remote part of Northern Iceland. It is the 1970s and the young people in charge of the place are heavily into flower power, sitar music and solving problems by frank talk sessions with the delinquents. However, the hippies, who themselves despise authority, soon find their own authority under attack by the rebellious youngsters, especially after the arrival of a mysterious young girl. Then a violent incident occurs that will have a decisively detrimental effect on relations at the institution.

Selma ist 50 Jahre alt und Richterin am isländischen Verfassungsgericht. Plötzlich erhält sie einen Brief, der sie um 30 Jahre zurückversetzt. Die Absenderin des Briefs, Disa, war damals eine Jugendliche, die Selma in einer anti-autoritären Jugendanstalt betreut hat. Das Projekt begann damals mit viel Idealismus, jedoch mangelnder Erfahrung und endete tragisch. Disas Brief, geschrieben aus dem Gefängnis, berichtet nun Ungeheuerliches. Was geschah wirklich? Wer sind die wahren Täter hinter der Tragödie in dieser Idylle?

Veðramót er áhrifarík mynd í leikstjórn Guðnýjar Halldórsdóttur um þrjá bjartsýna byltingasinna sem fara norður í land og taka að sér stjórn á vistheimili fyrir vandræðaunglinga "Veðramótum". Fljótlega uppgötva þau að hugsjónirnar sem þau lögðu upp með duga ekki alls staðar. Myndir fjallar á óvæginn hátt um sifjaspell, ofbeldi og mannshvörf og þau úrræði sem í boði voru fyrir fórnarlömb ofbeldis - allt fram til þessa dags.