The Holy Boy

Overview

A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal one's soul just by hugging them. Trying to rescue him from this madness, the man unleashes his dark side.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 17, 2025

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy, Slovenia

Production

MiC,Fandango,Vision Distribution,Sky,Lazio Cinema International,Fondo Audiovisivo FVG,SPOK Films,Nightswim

Cast

Michele Riondino,Giulio Feltri,Paolo Pierobon,Romana Maggiora Vergano,Roberto Citran,Sergio Romano,Anna Bellato,Sandra Toffolatti,Gabriele Benedetti,Diego Nardiniand 21 more

Director

Paolo Strippoli

Writer

Paolo Strippoli,Jacopo del Giudice,Milo Tissone

Producer

Ines Vasiljević,Stefano Sardo,Domenico Procacci,Laura Paolucci,Ivan Fiorini,Attilio Moro

Cinematography

Cristiano Di Nicola

Music

Federico Bisozzi,Davide Tomat

Budget

$4,025,000

Revenue

$377,925

IMDb

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