“The Sun Never Sets” on Male Fragility
The concept of male fragility is explored (interestingly, by a male director) in The Sun Never Sets

Franck (Pierre Lottin), an all-time squatter, finds himself in a complicated trade-off: sell coke for his friend Malik (Yasmin Houicha) in exchange for a place to sleep. The problem is, Franck is no dealer, he even never took coke. Between his slip-ups, the meeting of a dealer, a real one (Clara Ponsot) and his colourful clients, the night is going to be long for our dealer wannabe. Very, very long...
The concept of male fragility is explored (interestingly, by a male director) in The Sun Never Sets
Typically in film, characters suffering from mental illness are used as plot devices or exaggerated for comedy. 'The House that Jack Built's representation exceeds in accuracy and realism of OCD.
“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.
"The Mitchells vs. The Machines" captures the eternal struggle between kids who want to pursue the arts and their practical parents who think they'll fail.