The Holy Boy

Sep 17, 2025

2h 2m

★ 7.2

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Nightswim

Fandango

Vision Distribution

MiC

Lazio Cinema International

Fondo Audiovisivo FVG

SPOK Films

Sky

The Holy Boy Trailers

Cast

Sergio Rossetti

Michele Riondino

Matteo Corbin

Giulio Feltri

Mauro Corbin

Paolo Pierobon

Michela

Romana Maggiora Vergano

Pichler

Sergio Romano

Anna

Anna Bellato

Elisabetta Gengo

Sandra Toffolatti

Don Attilio

Roberto Citran

Franco

Gabriele Benedetti

Lorenzo Berni

Diego Nardini

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