After committing petty crimes and receiving no due process, the lives of several desperate women intersect in a North Korean prison camp. Survival depends on their wits, secret friendships, and the ability to endure a national program of ‘thought re-training’. With only one chance to escape the punishment of camp guards and the harsh ways of a brutal camp commandant, they decide to risk it all. But what perils are they willing to face to reach the freedom they deserve?