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Italian folk horror The Holy Boy will be available to stream on Shudder from November 27. Directed by Paolo Strippoli, the film stars Michele Riondino as a teacher who is transferred to a secluded village known as the happiest town in Italy. However, he soon discovers a disturbing secret behind the town's joyful facade. The film has won awards at Fantastic Fest and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and is currently rated 91% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Holy Boy explores the relationship with pain and the shortcuts people take to avoid it. The film imagines a town that does not exist but could, and a ritual that does not exist but could: an uncanny embrace that takes away all suffering.
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