The Holy Boy
Alternative title: La valle dei sorrisi

Directed by Paolo Strippoli

In Italy's happiest village, a haunted teacher discovers dark secret behind weekly gatherings where locals seek healing from a teenage boy's embrace. His quest to save the youth reveals the sinister nature of a community hiding behind joy.

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The Holy Boy is a dark Italian coming-of-age horror drama where religion, adolescence and repression collide. Paolo Strippoli uses genre imagery to externalise fear and desire, creating an atmosphere that is as unsettling psychologically as it is visually.

The Holy Boy

Alternative title: La valle dei sorrisi

Directed by Paolo Strippoli

In Italy's happiest village, a haunted teacher discovers dark secret behind weekly gatherings where locals seek healing from a teenage boy's embrace. His quest to save the youth reveals the sinister nature of a community hiding behind joy.

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The Holy Boy is a dark Italian coming-of-age horror drama where religion, adolescence and repression collide. Paolo Strippoli uses genre imagery to externalise fear and desire, creating an atmosphere that is as unsettling psychologically as it is visually.