Actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness traveled to Ethiopia in their role as ambassadors for World Vision Australia in 2009. During that visit, they met Dukale, a coffee farmer. Growing up, poverty had deprived Dukale of an education, but he saw an opportunity to create a new future for his family when World Vision offered access to a new kind of economic empowerment. Jackman was so inspired by Dukale’s story, that he made – and kept – a promise to him that is revealed in the film. 在茂密宁静的仓鸮森林,猫头鹰诺克图斯和妻儿们生活在一棵参天大树的枝干上。她的儿子索伦(吉姆·斯特吉斯JimSturgess配音)无比迷恋“守护者”的传说。据说很久以前,佩戴着钢喙的邪恶“纯种者”(草鸮)国王压迫猫头鹰子民,关键时刻守护者挺身而出,打败了国王及其爪牙,但失败者从未放弃复仇的念头。憧憬古老传说的索伦令哥哥库鲁德(瑞恩·科万腾RyanKwanten配音)颇为气恼,以致于被哥哥从树上推下。两只还没学会自由飞翔的小家伙跌落到危机四伏的地面,他们躲避各种猛兽的袭击,却无法避免成为邪恶猎手捕获的目标。兄弟俩连同其他种类的猫头鹰被抓到神秘的圣鸮学校,他们在这里接受严格的训练,学到不同的技能,而猫头鹰王国沉寂已久的战火即将再次点燃……本片根据凯瑟琳·拉斯基的经典儿童文学作品改编。