As the only camerawoman at Kabul TV, Naru (played by director Sharbanoo Sadat herself) is only allowed to shoot light-hearted entertainment. During a street interview, however, she manages to gather some unusually candid statements from women recalling the violence and oppression they have faced at the hands of their partners. Their conclusion? "There are no good men in Afghanistan." Naru can only confirm this. After divorcing her unfaithful husband, she fears losing custody of her three-year-old son and lost faith in the men of her patriarchal home country a long time ago. An encounter with renowned reporter Qodrat, however, challenges her beliefs. 

Set in Kabul shortly before the Taliban took power in 2021, Sharbanoo Sadat presents a politically charged romantic comedy that balances light-heartedness, humour and the dramatic collapse of a country. 

Almost exclusively produced and shot in Germany, the only exception being cleverly edited clips of archive footage. No Good Men is a prime example of the growing influence of exiled filmmakers on German film, and a painful reminder of Germany's unfulfilled promise to evacuate Afghan nationals and their families.