Movie
The Holy Boy
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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The Holy Boy was released September 21, 2025. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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More about The Holy Boy
Cast
Michele RiondinoSergio Rossetti
Giulio FeltriMatteo Corbin
Paolo PierobonMauro Corbin
Romana Maggiora VerganoMichela
Roberto CitranDon Attilio
Sergio RomanoPichler
Anna BellatoAnna
Sandra ToffolattiElisabetta GengoCredits
- Directed by
- Paolo Strippoli
- Written by
- Jacopo del Giudice, Paolo Strippoli, Milo Tissone
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Original title
- La valle dei sorrisi
- Budget
- $4M
- Box office
- $377.9K
Production
NightswimItaly
FandangoItaly
Vision DistributionItaly
MiCItaly- Lazio Cinema InternationalItaly
Fondo Audiovisivo FVGItaly