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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
Michele Riondino
as Sergio Rossetti
Giulio Feltri
Giulio Feltri
as Matteo Corbin
Paolo Pierobon
Paolo Pierobon
as Mauro Corbin
Romana Maggiora Vergano
Romana Maggiora Vergano
as Michela
Roberto Citran
Roberto Citran
as Don Attilio
Sergio Romano
Sergio Romano
as Pichler
Anna Bellato
Anna Bellato
as Anna
Sandra Toffolatti
Sandra Toffolatti
as Elisabetta Gengo
Gabriele Benedetti
as Franco
Diego Nardini
as Lorenzo Berni
Alex Radetic
as Coso
Tatiana Lepore
Tatiana Lepore
as Signora Berni
Andrea Di Maria
Andrea Di Maria
as Padre
Valentina Elia
as Madre
Ferruccio Macor
as Simone
Vincenzo Tosetto
Vincenzo Tosetto
as Vittorio
Riccardo Michelutti
as Giacomo
Emma Dugo
as Nichi
Caterina Boato
as Lisa
Marco Gennaro
as Erich

Crew

Paolo Strippoli — Director
Paolo Strippoli — Writer
Ines Vasiljević — Producer
Jacopo del Giudice — Writer
Milo Tissone — Writer
Stefano Sardo — Producer
Domenico Procacci — Producer
Cristiano Di Nicola — Director of Photography
Laura Paolucci — Producer
Federico Bisozzi — Original Music Composer
Davide Tomat — Original Music Composer

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