Manok

2025

LEE Yu-jin | 2025 | Fiction | Color | DCP | 108min (E)

SYNOPSIS

Manok, a middle-aged lesbian who runs a lesbian bar , begins to struggle after learning the news of her mother’s death. She closes up her bar and goes down to her hometown, Iban-ri. However, Manok faces many challenges in a town that is still full of prejudice and discrimination, including her ex-husband who is the town chief. In order to turn the town around, Manok runs to be the next town chief.

DIRECTING INTENTION

After Covid, the cinema felt strangely distant — watching alone became the norm. I wanted to make a lively, mainstream queer comedy where friends, families, and lovers could laugh and enjoy being together again. Maybe it’s just my selfish wish — but why not?

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

2025 제39회 BFL플레어:런던LGBTQIA+영화제 Best of Fest
2025 제29회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 관객상
2025 제27회 서울국제여성영화제
2025 제2회 남도영화제 시즌2 광양
2025 제16회 광주여성영화제
2025 제29회 토론토릴아시안영화제
2025 제26회 샌디에이고아시안영화제
2025 제13회 퀴어비전영화제
2025 제21회 낭트씨네프라이드
2025 제12회 퀴어스크린
2025 제1회 태국국제LGBTQ+영화&TV페스티벌
2025 제12회 대만국제퀴어영화제
2025 제17회 제페스티벌 파카 LGBT영화제
2025 제23회 피렌체퀴어영화제
2025 제29회 르가르영화제

DIRECTOR
LEE Yu-jin

LEE Yu-jin

2020 Good Mother
2021 Outing
2022 Butch up!

STAFF

Director LEE Yu-jin
Producer LEE Yu-jin
Screenwriter LEE Yu-jin
Cinematographer ROH Da-hae
Editor HAN Ji-youn
Lighting CHOI Chang-hwan
Music KIM Sa-wol
Production Design SHIN Woo-jung
Cast YANG Mal-bok, SUNG Jae-yun, PARK Wan-kyu, KIM Jung-young, YEOM Gyu-sik, PARK Seoung-tae, KIM Hyun, SHIN Ji-ee