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No Good Men
An amusing social drama about an independent camerawoman in patriarchal Afghanistan whose firmly held worldview about love is shaken during a fast-paced research trip through Kabul.
Naru works as a camera operator for television and has learned to rely on no one but herself. Between the hustle and bustle of the newsroom and a custody battle over her young son, Naru keeps everyone at arm's length – especially men. The divorced woman is convinced: there are no good men. But when she's forced to work with a star reporter, the two of them chasing each other across the city in search of the next big story, constantly exchanging verbal sparring matches, Naru's firm conviction begins to crumble. In her third feature film, Shahrbanoo Sadat attempts the impossible: she directs a romantic comedy set in Afghanistan.
The acclaimed Berlinale opening film is a powerful and entertaining portrait of women in a thoroughly patriarchal society. Shahrbanoo Sadat not only plays the lead role but also weaves autobiographical elements into the precise and daring genre mix.
“A minor sensation”
rbb
“A film worth seeing about a different Afghanistan, whose people and fate also concern Germany.”
Programmkino.de