The Holy Boy

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Archive - Festival 41

A Valley of Smiles Is Really a Vale of Tears in a Clever, Creepy Italian Chiller

Variety
  • Archive - Festival 41
  • Director: Paolo Strippoli
  • Italy, Slovenia 2025
  • 122 minutes
  • Italian
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Sergio, a teacher tormented by his past, is transferred to Remis, a secluded village known as the happiest town in Italy. It seems the perfect place for a new start, but Sergio soon discovers that behind the town’s joyful facade lies a dark and disturbing secret. At the heart of the mystery is Matteo, an introverted 15-year-old, known as ‘the angel of Remis’. Sergio tries to understand what is happening and who the holy boy is.

Paolo Strippoli is one of Italy’s hottest horror genre filmmakers, having made a name for himself with hit Netflix original A Classic Horror Story. His new film, the polished and chilling The Holy Boy, comes to Haifa directly from its world premiere at the Venice festival.

Filmography: Flowing (2022), A Classic Horror Story (2021).


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  • Director Paolo Strippoli
  • Production Domenico Procacci, Laura Paolucci, Ines Vasiljevic, Stefano Sardo
  • Script Jacopo Del Giudice, Paolo Strippoli, Milo Tissone
  • Cinematography Cristiano Di Nicola
  • Editing Federico Palmerini
  • Music Federico Bisozzi, Davide Tomat
  • Festivals Venice
  • Actors Michele Riondino, Giulio Feltri, Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano
  • Source Lev Cinemas