DIRTY BOY is a dark, atmospheric, and critically acclaimed folk horror that has been gaining serious momentum on the festival circuit. It has nominated for multiple awards at this year’s Raindance Film Festival (including Best UK Feature, Best Director and Best Actor for Graham McTavish) and was also named Best Feature at the 2025 Maverick Movie Awards.
The film stars Graham McTavish (The Hobbit, The Witcher, Outlander, House of the Dragon), Susie Porter (Wentworth, Gold), and rising newcomer Stan Steinbichler. It was shot in Styria, Austria, the iconic landscape of The Sound of Music, reimagined here as the chilling backdrop for something far more disturbing.
Tonally, DIRTY BOY blends the rural horror of Midsommar with the conspiratorial dread of Rosemary’s Baby, the twisted brutality of Kill List and the bleak, satirical edge of Joker. It’s an elevated genre piece with strong audience appeal, particularly among fans of intelligent horror, arthouse thrillers, and Graham’s substantial fanbase across genre TV and film.
