The Holy Boy

2025 • 122 min

★ 7.0 / 10 (135 votes)

Horror Thriller Drama

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.

About This Film

The Holy Boy is a 2025 horror, thriller, drama film directed by Paolo Strippoli. With a runtime of 122 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 7.0 out of 10 based on 135 votes on TMDB. The film stars Michele Riondino, Giulio Feltri, Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Roberto Citran among its cast of 31 credited actors.

Cast

Michele Riondino

as Sergio Rossetti

Giulio Feltri

as Matteo Corbin

Paolo Pierobon

as Mauro Corbin

Romana Maggiora Vergano

as Michela

Roberto Citran

as Don Attilio

Sergio Romano

as Pichler

Anna Bellato

as Anna

Sandra Toffolatti

as Elisabetta Gengo

Gabriele Benedetti

as Franco

Diego Nardini

as Lorenzo Berni

Alex Radetic

as Coso

Tatiana Lepore

as Signora Berni

Andrea Di Maria

as Padre

Valentina Elia

as Madre

Ferruccio Macor

as Simone

Vincenzo Tosetto

as Vittorio

Riccardo Michelutti

as Giacomo

Emma Dugo

as Nichi

Caterina Boato

as Lisa

Marco Gennaro

as Erich

Crew