The Fantastic Fest award-winner is coming home.
Shudder has announced that it will begin streaming THE HOLY BOY on Friday, November 27, following an acclaimed festival run that included New Wave Best Director and Audience Awards at Fantastic Fest. Directed by Paolo Strippoli and scripted by Strippoli, Jacopo Del Giudice, Milo Tissone, it stars Michele Riondino, Giulio Feltri, Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Sergio Romano, Anna Bellato, Sandra Toffolatti and Roberto Citran. The synopsis: “Sergio [Riondino], a teacher tormented by his past, is transferred to Remis, a secluded village known as the happiest town in Italy. But Sergio soon discovers that behind the town’s joyful facade lies a disturbing secret: Each week, the villagers gather to hug Matteo [Feltri], an introverted 15-year-old whose embrace can free one of all pain and sorrow. As Sergio uncovers that the village’s devotion to Matteo is far from benevolent, his attempt to rescue the boy known as the Angel of Remis ignites the community’s vengeful nature.”
