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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/No_Good_Men > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/No_Good_Men.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Good_Men > Source revision: 1351084356 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|2026 Afghan drama film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = No Good Men | image = No Good Men film poster.jpg | caption = International promotional poster | native_name = | director = [Shahrbanoo Sadat](/source/Shahrbanoo_Sadat) | producer = {{Plainlist| * Katja Adomeit * Balthasar Busmann * Maxi Haslberger }} | screenplay = Shahrbanoo Sadat | based_on = | starring = {{Plainlist| * [Shahrbanoo Sadat](/source/Shahrbanoo_Sadat) * Anwar Hashimi * Liam Hussaini * Torkan Omari * Fatima Hassani * Yasin Negah }} | music = [Therese Aune](/source/Therese_Aune) | cinematography = Virginie Surdej | editing = Alexandra Strauss | studio = {{Plainlist| * Adomeit Film * La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma * Motlys AS / Novemberfilm - A Fremantle label * Amerikafilm, Wolf Pictures (AF) }} | distributor = Eksystent Filmverleih | released = {{Film date|df=y|2026|2|12|[Berlinale](/source/76th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival)|2026|8|27|Germany}} | runtime = 100 minutes{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/no-good-men_ff1876da59e54979a8dad3a5d2ef4445 |title=No Good Men, Germany France Denmark 2024/2025 Feature film |website= filmportal.de |date=5 December 2025|access-date=20 January 2026|language=en}} | country = {{Plainlist| * Germany * France * Norway * Denmark * Afghanistan }} | language = Dari | budget = | gross = }} '''''No Good Men''''' is a 2026 autobiographical [drama](/source/drama) film written and directed by [Shahrbanoo Sadat](/source/Shahrbanoo_Sadat), based on Anwar Hashimi's writings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/berlin/rbb-weltpremiere-am-12-februar-no-good-men-eroeffnet-die-diesjaehrige-berlinale-100.html |title=Weltpremiere am 12. Februar: "No Good Men" eröffnet die diesjährige Berlinale |trans-title= World premiere on February 12: "No Good Men" opens this year's Berlinale|date=16 January 2026|access-date=20 January 2026|website= tagesschau.de |language=de}} Starring Sadat and Hashimi, it follows Naru, the only female camerawoman at a [Kabul](/source/Kabul) TV station, who is convinced there are no good men in [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan).{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/film/487702/ |title= No Good Men|first= Shahrbanoo|last=Sadat|date=16 January 2026|access-date=18 January 2026 |website=[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa) |language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2026/film/global/afghan-shahrbanoo-sadat-no-good-men-berlin-film-festival-1236632975/ |title=Berlin Film Festival to Open With Afghan Director Shahrbanoo Sadat's Romantic Comedy 'No Good Men'|author= Nick Vivarelli |work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine)) |date=16 January 2026 |access-date= 18 January 2026 |language=en}} The film had its world premiere as the Opening Film of the [76th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/76th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival) on 12 February 2026.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/487668/ |title=Shahrbanoo Sadat's No Good Men to open the 76th Berlinale |first= Vassilis|last= Economou|date=16 January 2026|access-date=18 January 2026 |website=[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa) |language=en}} It is scheduled to be theatrically released in Germany on 27 August. ==Synopsis== Naru, a 30‑year‑old camerawoman in Kabul before the [2021 Taliban offensive](/source/2021_Taliban_offensive), feels trapped in a marriage to an unfaithful husband and unable to seek divorce without losing custody of her young son. After he publicly confronts her during a live broadcast, she cuts the transmission and is removed from the show. Reassigned to the news department, she begins working with Qodrat, a 50‑year‑old married reporter. As their relationship deepens, Naru is forced to reconsider her belief that there are no good men left in her world. ==Cast== * [Shahrbanoo Sadat](/source/Shahrbanoo_Sadat) as Naru * Anwar Hashimi as Qodrat * Liam Hussaini as Liam * Torkan Omari as Anita * Fatima Hassani as Layla * Yasin Negah as News Manager ==Production== A co-production between Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, and Afghanistan, in 2021, the film was selected at the 18th edition of the [Berlinale Co-Production Market](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival) as part of 35 new feature-film projects, which is an integral part of the [European Film Market](/source/European_Film_Market). In the program the film was first presented at Rotterdam's CineMart and later it was included as part of the special Rotterdam-Berlinale Express programme.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/396595/ |title=The 2021 Berlinale Co-Production Market goes online |first= Vassilis|last= Economou|date=18 January 2021|access-date=19 January 2026 |website=[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa) |language=en}} In February 2021 the film also won Filmmore Post-production Award at The IFFR Pro awards of the 38th edition of [International Film Festival Rotterdam](/source/International_Film_Festival_Rotterdam)’s CineMart co-production market.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/397257/ |title=The digital 38th CineMart reveals its winners |first= Vassilis|last= Economou|date=8 February 2021|access-date=19 January 2026 |website=[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa) |language=en}} In June 2024, the film project was selected at the 11th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market, which ran during the [81st Venice Film Festival](/source/81st_Venice_Film_Festival), to round off their financing.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/464109/ |title=The Venice Gap-Financing Market selects 61 projects|first=Camillo|last=De Marco |date=27 June 2024|access-date=19 January 2026 |website=[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa) |language=en}} In January 2025, it was selected at The Göteborg Film Festival’s Nordic Film Market in the Works in Progress category.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/472034/ |title=Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market unveils its selection|first= Vassilis|last= Economou |date=13 January 2025|access-date=20 January 2026 |website=[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa) |language=en}} In April 2025, the film was considered in the hunt for young talents in the official selection, the Directors’ Fortnight and the Critics’ Week at the [78th Cannes Film Festival](/source/78th_Cannes_Film_Festival).{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/475842/ |title=Cannes plays a game of bluff seven days before unveiling its selection|first=Fabien |last=Lemercier|date=3 April 2025 |access-date=20 January 2026 |website=[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa) |language=en}} Principal photography began on 25 September 2024 on locations in Germany - [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), Berlin, [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern](/source/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), and [Lower Saxony](/source/Lower_Saxony). Filming ended on 5 March 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crew-united.com/en/No-Good-Men__319845.html |title=No Good Men: Feature Film, 2024-2025, Romantic comedy, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway|website= Crew United |date= 5 December 2025|access-date=20 January 2026|language=en}} The districts of [Wilhelmsburg](/source/Wilhelmsburg%2C_Hamburg) and [Rothenburgsort](/source/Rothenburgsort) were depicted as backdrops of the Afghan capital, Kabul.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndr.de/kultur/film/berlinale-2026-eroeffnet-norddeutsch,berlinale-292.html |title="No Good Men": Berlinale 2026 eröffnet norddeutsch|trans-title= "No Good Men": Berlinale 2026 opens in northern Germany|date=17 January 2026|access-date=20 January 2026|website= [Norddeutscher Rundfunk](/source/Norddeutscher_Rundfunk) |language=de}} ==Release== [[File:Pressekonferenz „No Good Man“.jpg|thumb|Press conference with the cast of ''No Good Men'' at the [Berlinale 2026](/source/76th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival)]] ''No Good Men'' had its world premiere on 12 February 2026, as part of the [76th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/76th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival), in Special Gala as opening film.{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/berlin-film-festival-2026-selects-opening-film/5212756.article |title= Berlin Film Festival 2026 selects opening film|author=Ben Dalton|date=16 January 2026 |access-date=18 January 2026 |website=[ScreenDaily](/source/ScreenDaily) |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/berlin-film-festival-2026-open-no-good-men-shahrbanoo-sadat-1236476138/ |title= Berlin Film Festival to Open With 'No Good Men' From Afghan Director Shahrbanoo Sadat|author=Georg Szalai |website= [The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |date= 16 January 2026 |access-date= 18 January 2026|language=en}} The film will be released in German theatres on 27 August 2026.{{Cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/2026/news-press-releases/271853.html |title=Jan 16, 2026 No Good Men Opens the 76th Berlin International Film Festival|date=16 January 2026 |access-date=19 January 2026|website=[Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival) |language=en}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title}} * {{Official website|https://adomeitfilm.com/nogoodmen/}} * [https://www.berlinale.de/en/2026/programme/202613960.html ''No Good Men''] at Berlinale Category:2026 German films Category:2026 German-language films Category:2026 French films Category:2026 drama films Category:2026 Norwegian films Category:2020s Danish films Category:German drama films Category:French drama films Category:Norwegian drama films Category:Danish drama films Category:Afghan drama films Category:Dari-language films Category:Films set in Kabul Category:Films shot in Hamburg --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [No Good Men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Good_Men) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Good_Men?action=history)). 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