The Holy Boy

Name: The Holy Boy
Director: Paolo Strippoli
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2025-09-17
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Michele Riondino, Giulio Feltri, Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Roberto Citran

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2025 · 122 min · Thriller · Drama · Fantasy · TMDB 6.8/10

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.

Directed by Paolo Strippoli

Cast

Michele Riondino — Sergio Rossetti
Giulio Feltri — Matteo Corbin
Paolo Pierobon — Mauro Corbin
Romana Maggiora Vergano — Michela
Roberto Citran — Don Attilio