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67% Critic Match
The Holy Boy
“If we could rid ourselves of all our pains, would we still be ourselves?”
6.7 / 10• 2025• 2h 2m•NR• Italian
ThrillerDramaFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michele Riondino
Sergio Rossetti
Lead
Giulio Feltri
Matteo Corbin
Paolo Pierobon
Mauro Corbin
Romana Maggiora Vergano
Michela
Roberto Citran
Don Attilio
Sergio Romano
Pichler
Anna Bellato
Anna
Sandra Toffolatti
Elisabetta Gengo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paolo Strippoli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Holy Boy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
