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The Holy Boy (2025) · La valle dei sorrisi

Original title: La valle dei sorrisi

2025 · Paolo Strippoli · 122 min · Italy, Slovenia

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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.

A 2025 title built around Drama, Ritual and Suspense. Directed by Paolo Strippoli.

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The Holy Boy

Spanish: La sonrisa del mal
Portuguese: O Vale dos Sorrisos
Chinese: 微笑的山谷
Korean: 홀리 보이

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