Berlinale filmmakers make creative leaps over location obstacles

At this year's edition of the festival several productions have found creative solutions to the problem. On Thursday the festival opened with a rare offering from Afghan cinema: "No Good Men", the third feature-length film from director Shahrbanoo Sadat. It tells the story of a young reporter working in Kabul -- played by Sadat herself -- rethinking her scepticism towards men when she strikes up a relationship with a male co-worker. Sadat, who herself has been living in Germany since Taliban authorities retook power in 2021...