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Mission Sex Control
잘 살아보세
2006 · Film · 120 min
Directed by Ahn Jin-woo
In 1971 birth control was a major policy drive of the Korean government. Nevertheless, one poor farming village went against the trend, boasting the highest fertility rate in the country. This peaceful Yongdu Village receives an unwelcome visitor, the national family planning officer Hyun-joo, to oversee the villagers nocturnal pleasures. However as a single lady with little experience of her own, Hyun-joo finds it nearly impossible persuade the residents to use contraception. She finally appoints the village head Suk-gu as the local support officer and thus begins the “0% Birth Rate Project.” Appointing him brings more turmoil to the villagers and when the President comes to inspect…
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There's a mildly amusing movie about the '70s Korean government's attempt to reduce population growth in a rural village: http://asianwiki.com/Mission_Sex_Control It shows some of the concepts that resulted in the stunted growth they're addressing in the above linked article.
Nowadays the main issue appears to be that daycare is simply not affordable for the average young Korean couple, which is why you may see children still being raised by their grandparents instead. If the family is too far away, then the mother may give up her job until the children have entered school.