The film, Kabul Jan, is a semi-autobiographical tale of a young female camera operator who falls in love with an older, married man – a reporter.
She recognises her love for a city where a bomb might explode at any moment might seem strange to people.
The film won a prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and made Sadat one of the top-rated directors outside Hollywood.
It’s that adrenaline rush that’s kept the 30-year-old film-maker rooted to a city while others, including her closest friends, have fled.
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