The Prince Charles Cinema

The Holy Boy

The Holy Boy

  • 2025
  • 122mins
  • Italy, Slovenia
  • (15)
  • LFF
Directed by Paolo Strippoli Starring Michele Riondino, Giulio Feltri, Paolo Pierobon

Tickets Are Only Available via BFI London Film Festival Website from Tuesday 16 September 2025 10:00am: Click Here To Book

This gripping Italian chiller details a grief-stricken teacher’s discovery of dark secrets in a remote village community.

Sergio, a bereaved teacher, enters a village whose uncommonly happy nature appears to be linked the mysterious powers of a young teenager. A strong sense of place underpins the strangeness of this clever, increasingly tense tale, whose secrets are only gradually revealed. With its thick atmosphere of dread, it recalls both The Wicker Man and Village of the Damned.

Italian Language with English Subtitles

Saturday 11th October