Medical school drop-out Daníel begins his first night shift at the Shell petrol station n Laugavegur, Reykjavík. He then encounters his two fellow night shift workers, Georg Bjarnfreðarson the shift supervisor, a devoted communist, vegan with an admiration for all things Swedish. And Ólafur Ragnar, and a simple but well-meaning guy obsessed with celebrity culture and instant fame and fortune..