By Christopher Vourlias
#009 Shahrbanoo Sadat
Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat has secured German financing for “No Good Men,” with the Berlin-based Amerikafilm joining the director’s highly anticipated romantic comedy set in a Kabul newsroom during the democratic era before the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Sadat will present the project, produced by Katja Adomeit of the Danish-German company Adomeit Film, together with Paris-based La Fabrica Nocturna and Norway's Motlys, at the Gap-Financing Market in Venice, which runs from August 30 to September 1.
The first rom-com from an Afghan filmmaker, “No Good Men” tells the story of a young camerawoman (played by Ghawgha Taban) who falls in love with a married TV reporter (Mohammed Anwar Hashimi) twice her age after discovering her husband is cheating on her. While forbidden love simmers in the newsroom, the film also portrays the often dangerous work of reporting in Kabul, along with the absurdities of daily life in the city at the time.
