This one is kind of missing for me.
It feels too closely cropped and loses context for me as a result.
The title enhances this feeling because I get no sense of why the title may be relevant.
I don't know if pulling back more would have helped, but that's the feeling I get from this image.
It also appears rather underexposed. The skin tones seem unnaturally dark to me as a result.
Maybe that was a creative choice with how you processed for mono.
Kind of subjective critique, but thought I'd offer it up anyway.