Review: 'Big Boys Don't Cry' explores masculinity through Egyptian bodybuilders

Variety's review calls the docu-fiction film a revealing study of masculinity and its constructs, focused on Egyptian bodybuilders. The review opens by framing masculinity as a current cultural crisis.

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1. 23 Oct, 12:00 UTCVariety publishes review of documentary-fiction film

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• ‘Big Boys Don’t Cry’ Review: Masculinity and Its Constructs Are Explored in a Revealing Docu-Fiction Study of Egyptian BodybuildersVariety