The Holy Boy

Storyline

PE teacher Sergio moves to Remis, a small mountain village where the people live in unshakeable serenity, but soon discovers they're hiding a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by "holy boy" Matteo, a 15-year-old introvert with the power to heal one's soul just by hugging them. Trying to rescue Matteo from this madness, Sergio unleashes his dark side.

• Released

  2025

• Runtime

  2h 2min

• Director

  Paolo Strippoli

• Budget

  $4,025,000

Genre

MysteryThrillerDramaFantasyHorror

• Status

  Released

• Language

  Italian

• Production

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