Afghan Director Shahrbanoo Sadat Secures German Backing for ‘No Good Men,’ Romantic Comedy Set Before Fall of Kabul (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comChristopher Vourlias Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat has secured German financing for “No Good Men,” with Berlin-based Amerikafilm joining the director’s long-gestating romantic comedy set inside a Kabul newsroom during the democratic era, before the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Sadat will be presenting the project, which is produced by Katja Adomeit of Danish-German outfit Adomeit Film along with Paris-based La Fabrica Nocturna and Norway’s Motlys, during the Venice Gap-Financing Market, which runs Aug.
30 – Sep. 1. The first romcom from an Afghan filmmaker “No Good Men” tells the story of a young camerawoman (played by Ghawgha Taban) who falls for a married TV reporter (Mohammed Anwar Hashimi) twice her age after discovering her husband has been cheating on her.
While forbidden love simmers inside the newsroom, the film also portrays the often-dangerous work of reporters in Kabul along with the absurdities of daily life in the city at that time.
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