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When she finds out that his term is coming to an end, Manok launches an impulsive counter-campaign, driven by defiance, humour and heart.<br \/>\nExperienced Korean actress Yang Mal-bok brings a captivating presence to the role, portraying a self-assured queer mentor in <strong>Manok<\/strong>, who struggles with ageing and her own resilience. As secrets come to light and tensions rise, Manok must decide: should she fight for her personal rehabilitation or for a community that is reluctant to change?<br \/>\nInstead of focusing on the conflicts, <strong>Manok<\/strong>\u00a0takes a humorous, romantic and utopian look at solidarity within the queer community. Whether cis or trans, young or old, rural or urban, Yu-Jin Lee\u2019s feature film debut celebrates intergenerational solidarity and the transformative power of queer chosen family. A fearless, funny and moving comedy about community and standing firm in times of change.<\/p>\n<p>In Cooperation with <em>L-Mag<\/em> und <em>K\u00f6lner Lesbian Visibility Weeks<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frauenfilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Content-Notes-dt_eng2026-1.pdf\">Content note<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":46377,"template":"","movie_year":[806],"movie_genre":[629],"movie_cat":[872,881],"festival":[886],"class_list":["post-46379","movie","type-movie","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","movie_year-806","movie_genre-spielfilm-2","movie_cat-desired-film-lust-and-queer-en-2026","movie_cat-audience-award-en-2026","festival-886"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Manok - Internationales Frauen Film Fest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/frauenfilmfest.com\/en\/movie\/manok\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Manok - 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