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‘I couldn’t tell my parents I loved them’: documentary-maker Duncan Cowles on giving silent men a voice

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A new documentary, Silent Men , is a documentary about men's mental health.

Director Duncan Cowles has been compared to Louis Theroux for his low-key observational style.

The film is a gently compelling mixture of interviews, scenes of Cowles ’s own attempts to become more emotionally open.

The film is about a man who struggles with articulating emotion.

It is about his quest to say 'I love you' to his parents and film them in a key scene.

Cowles says he was surprised to find audiences felt sorry for him.

Silent Men is in cinemas from 19 November for International Day of Silence .

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informal

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English

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