United States / Jan 23, 2025 / PG-13 / Sundance Film Festival
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
15-year-old Ahmet, 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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Adem Karaga | Hakan’s Father |
| Atila Klince | The Muezzin |
| Nadži Šaban | The Healer |
| Din Ibrahim | Festival Host |
| Erdoan Maksut | The Principal |
| Usein Mustafa | Jusuf |
| Tamer Ibrahim | Cheese Buyer |
| Hakan Daci | The Radio’s Seller |
| Mile Vrateovski | Tobacco Buyer |
| Burak Rahman | The Sheep Driver |
| Ziba Radonchikj | Granny 1 |
| Naciye Kech | Granny 2 |
| Ajser Zuberova | Granny 3 |
| Dilek Jakup | Woman Gossiping |
| Guldane Jakupova | Mother Gossiping |
| Yetkin Sezair | The Technician |
| Abedin Sejfulov | Orhan’s Brother |
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| Sulejman Jakupov | Friend Gossiping |
| Sali Jakup | Friend Gossiping |
| Branko Beninov | Man Dancing At Market |
| Selin Elmazova | Aya’s Friend 1 |
| Simona Spaseska | Aya’s Friend 2 |
| Gjulnaz Akkaja | Aya’s Friend 3 |
| Sedef Vejsel | Aya’s Friend 4 |
| Bereda Reshit | Sheep Seller |
| Sevdali Aliov | Goat’s Seller |
Genres
DramaMusicComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Диџеј Ахмет |
| Original language | MK |
| Spoken languages | English, Türkçe |
| Production countries | Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinema Futura, Sektor Film, Alter Vision, Film House Baš Čelik, Analog Vision |
| Official site | conic.film |
| Release date | 28 agosto 2025 |
| Production | Ivan Unkovski, Ivana Šekutkoska, Michal Kráčmer, Veronika Kührová, Igor Kecman, Jelena Mitrović, Katarina Prpić, Vladimir Anastasov, Angela Nestorovska |
| Writer | Georgi M. Unkovski |
| Editing | Michal Reich |
| Cinematography | Naum Doksevski |
| Assistant directors | Igor Aleksov, Aleksandar Georgievski, Georgi M. Unkovski |
| Camera operators | Naum Doksevski |
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| Additional photography | Naum Doksevski |
| Production design | Dejan Gosevski, Aleksandra Chevreska |
| Music | Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz, Miroslav Chaloupka |
| Sound | Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz, Miroslav Chaloupka |
| Costume design | Roza Trajčeska, Dušica Vuksanović |
| Makeup | Dušica Vuksanović, Roza Trajčeska |
| Hairstyling | Roza Trajčeska, Dušica Vuksanović |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Jun 05, 2025 / Sydney Film Festival
Malaysia / Jul 26, 2025 / Malaysia International Film Festival
New Zealand / Aug 01, 2025 / PG / New Zealand International Film Festival
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Bosnia & Herzegovina / Aug 19, 2025 / Sarajevo Film Festival
South Korea / Sep 06, 2025 / 12 / Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
Thailand / Sep 27, 2025 / Bangkok International Film Festival
Belgium / Oct 08, 2025 / Film Fest Gent
United Kingdom / Oct 09, 2025 / BFI London Film Festival
Taiwan / Oct 11, 2025 / 6+ / Kaohsiung Film Festival
Brazil / Oct 16, 2025 / 12 / São Paulo International Film Festival
Ireland / Nov 08, 2025 / Cork International Film Festival
Philippines / Nov 14, 2025 / QCinema International Film Festival
Norway / Mar 04, 2026 / Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
Limited release
Singapore / Dec 13, 2025 / PG
Theatrical release
Hungary / Aug 28, 2025 / 16
Netherlands / Nov 06, 2025 / 6
Ukraine / Nov 20, 2025
Türkiye / Nov 28, 2025 / 13+
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Sweden / Dec 05, 2025
Germany / Mar 19, 2026 / 12
Austria / Mar 20, 2026
United Kingdom / Mar 27, 2026
Switzerland / Apr 02, 2026 / 10 / German speaking region
Australia / May 07, 2026 / PG
France / Jun 03, 2026
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