The End Of Men (2011)

“Today, the Great Recession has turned what was an evolutionary shift into a revolutionary one. The consequence will be not only a mortal blow to the macho men’s club called finance capitalism that go the world into the current economic catastrophe; it will be a collective crisis for millions and millions of working men around the globe. If this recession has any staying power, and most believe it does, the massive psychic trauma will spread like an inkblot.” Reihan Salam, The Death of Macho, Foreign Policy, June 2009. We live in a world where the signs of male meltdown are everywhere. Millions of men have lost not only their livelihood, but also their identity and sense of purpose. The End of Men is a film about the extinction of a way of life, a set of values – and a kind of man.The film starts with a simple premise: men are struggling, and a lot of them are completely lost – to drugs and alcohol, anger and aggression, pornography, depression – and silence. The End of Men takes a very timely look at the reality of men and boys adrift on a sea of change, and what the world needs to do to save them.