DJ Ahmet
North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Serbia/Croatia 2025
Dir: Georgi M. Unkovski
Cast: Arif Jakup, Agush Аgushev, Aksel Mehmet, Dora Akan Zlatanova
Turkish , Macedonian / 99m
In cinemas 2026
Ahmet, a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yuruk 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 2025 World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award and the Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
“Georgi M. Unkovski’s coming-of-age comedy finds much to smile about in a North Macedonian village where conservative traditions clash with modern times”
— Toronto Star
“The sort of film that urges one to tell everyone about it so that they too can bask in its wondrous pleasures, DJ Ahmet is a revelation in that it seamlessly straddles the line between laugh-out-loud crowd-pleaser and art-house gem with affecting gravitas”
— Variety
“(Has) enough charm to engage any audience. Plus, there's a pink sheep who is frankly iconic”
— Consequence