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The Holy Boy
La valle dei sorrisi
2025 122 min Italy, Slovenia 18+
★6.6
Horror, Thriller, Drama
Director: Paolo Strippoli
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Description
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.
Budget:
$4.03M
Worldwide:
$377,925
Starring
Michele Riondino
Actor
Romana Maggiora Vergano
Actor
Roberto Citran
Actor
Awards
Venice Film Festival 2025
— FEDIC Award (Italian Film Clubs Federation)