Soren (Jim Sturgess) is a young barn owl whose life is turned upside down. One day Soren is abducted by soldier owls and taken to St. Aggie’s, an orphanage for owls. However the orphanage is truly a place where owls are brainwashed into soldiers. Here Soren makes friends with the owls Pete (Gareth Young), Jatt (Leigh Whannell) and Digger (David Wenham). Together they escape the clutches of Gylfie (Emily Barclay) and flee to the Island of Ga’Hoole where they encounter the wise old owl, Gimble (Hugo Weaving) who helps them stop the plans of the wicked people behind St. Aggie’s.