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A group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.


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.

Michele Riondino
Sergio Rossetti
Giulio Feltri
Matteo Corbin

Paolo Pierobon
Mauro Corbin

Romana Maggiora Vergano
Michela

Sergio Romano
Pichler

Anna Bellato
Anna

Sandra Toffolatti
Elisabetta Gengo

Roberto Citran
Don Attilio
Gabriele Benedetti
Franco
Diego Nardini
Lorenzo Berni
The Holy Boy is a horror, drama, thriller film released in 2025 exploring themes of ritual, teenage boy, serenity, elevated horror. Directed by Paolo Strippoli, it stars Michele Riondino, Giulio Feltri, Paolo Pierobon. 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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