and there were conscious policies that were put in place to support the growth of korean film industry, to globalise it and, along with making the whole korean society more open. so, korean cinema certainly benefited from this openness, from removal of the censorship restrictions, from, really, the attention of the government to nurture it to support it and to let it grow. nowadays, south korean storytelling is revered for its artistic inventiveness. the claim is made that it often outdoes hollywood in terms of originality. translation: we are a very small country, but we are - a very packed country, the population is very high. and because of this hustle mentality, as a person who works in film myself, we have to really, really hustle and strive to make high—quality films and i think that is the driving force that has made korean films as good as they are today, and that appeals to a global audience. well, you may recognise this set up — it is the bathroom