My Lovely Boy

When Aziz wakes up morning in his house, he encounters moving fetuses, dead fishes making noise, and a group of strange freaks. Aziz tries to escape from this night of nightmares, but escape will not be a solution for him. The only way for the Aziz to end this nightmare is to kill these strange and terrible things.

  • Emre Balcık
    Director
    The Message, Painter
  • Emre Balcık
    Writer
    The Message, Painter
  • Emre Balcık
    Producer
    The Message, Painter
  • Onur Balcık
    Key Cast
    "Aziz"
  • Sara Turesel
    Key Cast
    "The Wife"
  • Gulce Gumrukcu
    VFX & Make-Up
  • Yigitcan Kiremitci
    Foley Design
  • Onur Baydal
    Sound Design
  • Yigitcan Kiremitci
    Final Mix
  • Mertcan Sinik
    Videography
  • Seda Cavusoglu
    Art Design
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature, Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Thriller, Experimental, Psychologic
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 2, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    850 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Black Magic 4K, 4K UHD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Horror Bowl Movie Awards
    Punjab
    India
    January 19, 2022
    Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • HALO International Film Festival
    St. Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    January 25, 2022
    Best Horror Film
  • 25th World Film Carnival
    Victoria
    Singapore
    January 31, 2022
    Critics' Choice Award
  • Druk International Film Festival
    Thimpu
    Bhutan
    February 8, 2022
    Best Horror / Science-Fiction Film
  • Istanbul Film Awards
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    February 5, 2022
    Best Horror Film
  • VI. Sochi Film Festival
    Krasnodar
    Russian Federation
    February 19, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Paradise Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    February 3, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Golden Short Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    March 20, 2022
    Official Selection
  • TIMFF - Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    January 15, 2022
    Honorable Mention
  • Film Olympiad
    Athens
    Greece
    February 17, 2022
    Best Make-Up Awards
  • Horrific Hope Film Festival
    Virginia
    United States
    April 29, 2022
    US Premiere
  • XI. MonsterFlix Awards

    Czech Republic
    April 5, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Emre Balcık

Emre Balcık was born in Istanbul. He is known for productions of "The Message (2017)" and "My Lovely Boy (2021)". In addition to his films, his stories are published in a literary magazine. He completed his education on radio, television and cinema. He established an online short film platform for the first screening of young directors' films.

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Director Statement

It is a scary and interesting movie about an inextricable nightmare. Hope you like it.