Paolo Strippoli
Director
The Holy Boy (2025)
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.
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Production Companies: NIghtswim, Fandango, Vision Distribution, Lazio Cinema International, Fondo Audiovisivo FVG + 3 more, SPOK Films, Sky, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
Country: Italy
Production Countries:
Italy,
Slovenia
Languages:
Italian
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Runtime: 122 min.
Released: Sept. 17, 2025
Status: Released
Budget: $4,025,000
Revenue: $377,925
Certification: 19 / 18+