Three pensioners who live as subtenants on tiny pensions find themselves wanting to escape the sadness and mundanity of their everyday lives in old-age and poverty. They relish the thought that they could experience one last adrenalin-fuelled thrill during the twilight of their lives. With that motivation in mind, they set about commencing preparations for a big heist. Early Birds is a tragic comedy, a short film about poverty in old age, dignity and death.

Drei Rentner, die mit ihrer Minirente in Untermiete leben, wollen sich auf ihrem letzten Lebensabschnitt noch einmal richtig spüren. Um der Tristesse aus Alltag und Altersarmut zu entkommen, planen sie den großen Coup.