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No Good Men

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Naru, 30, a camerawoman for a Kabul TV cooking show, believes no good men exist in Afghanistan. Stuck in a marriage to a serial cheater, she lives with her parents and 3-year-old son, unable to divorce due to laws favoring her husband for custody. During a live show, her husband humiliates her, demanding her to return home. She cuts the live transmission, which costs her job and leading to a transfer to the news department, where she meets Qodrat, 50, a married reporter. As love blooms, Naru questions if he’s truly a good man.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 1d
4/5
This is a contemporary romance and the kind of film that tells you things about Afghanistan that aren’t covered in our own nightly news. Go to Full Review David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter 2d
Much of the comedy appears to have been lost along the wayside in a movie that’s inarguably well-intentioned, even admirable, but struggles to pin down exactly what it wants to be beyond that. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 2d
No Good Men feels all the more textured and vitally of its moment for its flaws and lapses. It has the unfakeable air of a film made in genuinely urgent circumstances, which makes its emotional surges feel hard-earned. Go to Full Review Lee Marshall Screen International 23h
While the conventional nature of its rom-com set-up makes for a sometimes predictable viewing experience, this is nevertheless a laudable, attention-grabbing feature that coasts along breezily on sheer attitude and charm. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 1d
3.5/5
Sadat sets the scene with details which could easily feel like a normalized miserabilism, but Naru’s exceptional combativeness overrides a sense of despair. Go to Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily 1d
The way Sadat’s film cleverly weaves western rom-com tropes...is one thing, but its sudden escalation — with just 20 minutes to go — into shocking violence and tangible chaos is a bait-and-switch that takes things to a whole other level. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Shahrbanoo Sadat

Director

Shahrbanoo Sadat

Naru

Anwar Hashimi

Qodrat

Liam Hussaini

Liam

Torkan Omari

Anita

Shahrbanoo Sadat

Screenwriter
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Synopsis Naru, 30, a camerawoman for a Kabul TV cooking show, believes no good men exist in Afghanistan. Stuck in a marriage to a serial cheater, she lives with her parents and 3-year-old son, unable to divorce due to laws favoring her husband for custody. During a live show, her husband humiliates her, demanding her to return home. She cuts the live transmission, which costs her job and leading to a transfer to the news department, where she meets Qodrat, 50, a married reporter. As love blooms, Naru questions if he’s truly a good man.
Director
Shahrbanoo Sadat
Screenwriter
Shahrbanoo Sadat
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
Pashto
Runtime
1h 43m