kdrama1-4, Exercise 1: The 1973 corporation Model answer: The Korean Motion Picture Promotion Corporation was created in 1973. It was said to be there to promote the film industry ("ostensibly"), but the article says its primary purpose was control; it promoted "politically correct" support for censorship and government ideals. Only filmmakers with "ideologically sound" films who were loyal to the government could release new films. Those who bypassed censorship were blacklisted and sometimes imprisoned. A 1981 International Film Guide is quoted as saying "No country has a stricter code of film censorship than South Korea." Source: Wikipedia, Cinema of South Korea (censorship and propaganda, 1973 to 1979). The article does not describe the 1973 law's detailed rules.