Martin Owen directs THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD: “The message of the film is not to judge somebody by just what you see”

Raquel Laguna/ SUCOPRESS. Martin Owen directs THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD, starring Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Max Harwood, Susan Wokoma, Evan Ross, Ben Miller, Ashley Benson and Jacob Sartorius. In this interview, Martin Owen talks about his biggest challenge making this movie. He also talks about watching horror films growing up and about the message of this modern fairytale with zombies. In THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD, when the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Max Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, bullies, and social workers alike. THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD is in select theaters, on demand and digital now.