Set in the 1990s, North Korea is experiencing a severe famine. Yebin, an orphan girl, considers to defect to China for a chance to find food, even though defection is considered highly treasonous. Wondering if she will rot away in North Korea, Yebin finds a secret note from her mother, written months before she was taken away, instructing her to defect with the help of a family friend. How will Yebin survive in a starving, hopeless country all by herself?
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