The official trailer for No Good Men, the clever new romantic comedy from acclaimed Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat, has arrived, offering a charming yet poignant glimpse into a love story unfolding during one of Afghanistan's most turbulent periods. The film, which premiered as the opening title at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival, blends romance, humour and social realities against the backdrop of Kabul in 2021. It has since continued its festival journey, with upcoming screenings at the London and Warsaw Film Festivals.
Sadat also stars in the lead role as Naru, a camerawoman working for a local television station who has developed a rather firm opinion about men. After leaving her serially unfaithful husband, Naru is convinced that good men simply do not exist. Living with her three-year-old son in her parents' Kabul apartment, she is also fighting to retain custody of her child in a system where Afghan law traditionally favours the father. Between motherhood, work and her complicated past, romance is definitely not at the top of Naru's list.
That changes when Qodrat, Kabul TV's most important journalist, offers Naru an unexpected career opportunity. As the two begin travelling across the city together for their reporting assignments, something neither of them quite planned starts to happen. Their professional partnership gradually develops into a spark of romance, forcing Naru to reconsider the belief she has held onto since her painful marriage. The central question of the film becomes both amusing and surprisingly heartfelt: could there actually be a good man out there after all?
Set shortly before the Taliban's return to power in 2021, No Good Men places its romantic story against a rapidly changing Kabul. Naru is not simply navigating a new relationship; she is also witnessing the final days of a period of freedom and documenting them through her work behind the camera. That combination gives the film an unusual balance, allowing Sadat to explore love and humour while capturing a significant moment in Afghanistan's recent history.
For Sadat, No Good Men continues her distinctive filmmaking journey. The Afghan filmmaker has built a reputation for telling stories that connect intimate personal experiences with the larger realities surrounding her characters. Here, she puts herself directly in the centre of the story as Naru, giving the film an especially personal perspective. The trailer suggests a movie that can be playful and romantic one moment before quietly reminding audiences of the uncertainty hanging over Kabul.
After its Berlin premiere, No Good Men has continued making its way through the international festival circuit, with the London Film Festival and Warsaw Film Festival among its upcoming stops. With its unusual setting, warm romantic premise and a protagonist determined to prove that she does not need a man in her life, the film looks set to offer something more than a conventional romantic comedy. And perhaps Naru's biggest surprise will be discovering that, despite everything she believes, she may just have found one good man after all.
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