DJ Ahmet

Name: DJ Ahmet
Genre: Drama
Released: April 3, 2026
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 72

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| Release Date: April 3, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: 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.

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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Sabina Dana Plasse

Apr 2, 2026

With a deep respect for community and history, Unkovski weaves a sense of time and place throughout, capturing the harmony and imbalance of living through dialogue, people, music, and work. Read full review

Chris Azzopardi

Apr 2, 2026

In this strikingly assured debut, the writer-director Georgi M. Unkovski demonstrates gentle realism, paired with luminous cinematography and a superb young cast. Read full review

Carlos Aguilar

Apr 2, 2026

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. Read full review

Donald Clarke

Mar 26, 2026

Revelling in bright fabrics and seductive horizons, the director, despite all the conflicts, is here to argue for both the warmth of traditional families and the excitement of contemporary youth culture. No film other than Sirat has, this year, made such compelling use of music. Read full review

Amber Wilkinson

Apr 2, 2026

Unkovski’s film may be singing from a familiar hymn sheet, but he makes that part of its charm. Read full review

Liz Shannon Miller

Apr 2, 2026

It's a quiet little underdog story, but with enough charm to engage any audience. Read full review

IONCINEMA.com Nicholas Bell

Apr 2, 2026

Simple, sweet, and perhaps a bit too disarming, familiar stakes and an ambiguous resolution make DJ Ahmet feel more mundane than it should. Read full review

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