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Steven Yeun in Minari and Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal. Images: IMDb

How Minari and Sound of Metal Redefine Asian Masculinity Onscreen

Martyn Reyes, Kill Your Darlings, May 2021

All at once, he is able to be sexy and attractive, fragile and insecure, furious and vulgar. Ahmed’s performance ultimately stretches the tight parameters Asian and Muslim men have been historically confined to, paving the way for other actors to play roles that reflect the realistically complex and multi-dimensional identities of Asian and Muslim men.

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