The Holy Boy

Original Title: La valle dei sorrisi

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.

Director

Paolo Strippoli

Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 17, 2025