In cinemas from 27 March
DJ Ahmet
North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Serbia/Croatia 2025
Dir: Georgi M. Unkovski
Cast: Arif Jakup, Agush Agushev, Aksel Mehmet, Dora Akan Zlatanova
Turkish, Macedonian / 99m
In cinemas from 27 March 2026
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Ahmet, a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yörük village in North Macedonia, finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love — a girl already promised to someone else.
Winner: Sundance Film Festival 2025 World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award and the Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
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Chester Chester International Film Festival (Storyhouse)- 17 March
Cork CIFF Selects Cine Club (Arc Gate) - 25 March
Hereford Borderlines Film Festival The Courtyard - 6-12 March
Ludlow Borderlines Film Festival (Ludlow Assembly Rooms) - 11 March
Plus more to be announced.
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“Luminous… ever so watchable”
— Sight and Sound
“A revelation…. seamlessly straddles the line between laugh-out-loud crowd-pleaser and art-house gem with affecting gravitas”
— Variety
“Combining charming performances, arresting imagery and, naturally, a great soundtrack, this heartfelt debut is an against-the odds triumph”
— ★★★★ Radio Times