donnylaja heroine, North Korean edition

[abrupt cut to man in ministerial outfit on stage, speaking to crowd, presenting medal to naked girl, with her parents, dressed in their finest, standing next to her] [narrator] It is estimated that Min-jeong’s catch accounts for 15% of the village’s entire production, measured in won.  That is why she and her family recently were invited to Pyongyang where the Minister of Fisheries bestowed her with the annual Golden Sunrise Award, given to the country’s outstanding student.  Of course he would not fit the pendant around her neck because that would be a form of clothing, so she held it in her hand, quickly handing it to her father. [camera shows this] For this remarkable young woman it was her first time outside her village.