Review of Silent Men: A Personal Investigation into the Men’s Mental Health Crisis
Duncan Cowles, pictured, explores the men’s mental health crisis in his new documentary
Duncan Cowles/Relativity Films
The silent men
Duncan Cowles
In selected UK cinemas from 19 November; US release in 2025
Scottish director Duncan Cowles has always been talkative about his feelings. He was born into a family of stoic “silent men” for whom love is only expressed in a birthday card. By his mid-twenties, keeping everything on lockdown began to get to Cowles and seem more personal due to the reported crisis in men’s mental health.