THE HOLY BOY
synopsis
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.
| international title: | The Holy Boy |
| original title: | La valle dei sorrisi |
| country: | Italy, Slovenia |
| sales agent: | Fandango |
| year: | 2025 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Paolo Strippoli |
| film run: | 122’ |
| screenplay: | Jacopo Del Giudice, Paolo Strippoli, Milo Tissone |
| cast: | Michele Riondino, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Giulio Feltri, Paolo Pierobon |
| cinematography by: | Cristiano Di Nicola |
| film editing: | Federico Palmerini |
| art director: | Marcello Di Carlo |
| costumes designer: | Susanna Mastroianni |
| music: | Federico Bisozzi, Davide Tomat |
| producer: | Domenico Procacci, Laura Paolucci, Ines Vasiljevic, Stefano Sardo, Jožko Rutar |
| production: | Fandango, Nightswim, SPOK Films |
| distributor: | Vision Distribution |
