The Holy Boy

Name: The Holy Boy
Director: Paolo Strippoli
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama
Released: 2025-09-17
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Michele Riondino, Giulio Feltri, Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Roberto Citran

TrailerHDIMDB: 6.8

The Holy Boy (2025) is a horror, thriller, drama directed by Paolo Strippoli rated 6.8/10.

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.

Released: 2025-09-17

Duration: 2h 2m

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama

Country: Italy, Slovenia

Director: Paolo Strippoli

Writer: Paolo Strippoli, Jacopo del Giudice, Milo Tissone

Cast: Michele Riondino, Giulio Feltri, Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano

Production: Nightswim, Fandango