Goodbye, Boys

Sacha Amaral

Producers

Agustin Gagliardi & Ricca Galdeano, Isabel Machado, Romain Bent

Lab Edition

2025

Production

Quadrophenia Films, C.R.I.M, Solal Films

Country

Brazil, Portugal, France

SYNOPSIS

After their mother’s death, Ian (12) and Noah (14) are shuffled between unwilling guardians. From their grandmother’s decaying rural home to the sterile luxury of their aunt’s estate, each stop reshapes them. Bound by a fierce loyalty, the brothers set off to find their estranged father—only to confront the deeper weight of grief, affection, and the quiet ache of not having a place to call their own.

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

This film was born from a childhood memory—an act of blind trust between brothers that ended in cruelty. Told through Ian’s eyes, it follows two siblings navigating grief, absence, and the quiet, often invisible violences of family life. As their bond begins to crack, they confront a world that feels increasingly unjust. Childhood here isn’t innocence, but the first brush with betrayal and beauty alike. The film lingers in that space—fragile, uncertain—where memory and emotion shape who we become.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER

Sacha Amaral is a Brazilian director, screenwriter, and teacher based in Argentina. His debut feature, “The Pleasure is Mine” (2024), won the Grand Prix at BAFICI. As a writer, he made his debut with “So Long Enthusiasm” (Berlinale 2017). His short film “Billy Boy” (2021) was part of the Official Selection at Cannes. Other works include “Plurabelle" (2022), awarded at the Drama International Short Film Festival, and “Great Are the Deserts” (2019). He currently teaches screenwriting at the Film University of Buenos Aires (FUC).

PRODUCERS

Agustin Gagliardi & Ricca Galdeano, Isabel Machado, Romain Bent

Agustín Gagliardi is an Argentine producer focused on auteur-driven projects. His credits include “The Pleasure Is Mine” by Sacha Amaral (Grand Prix, BAFICI 2024); “The Face of the Jellyfish” by Melisa Liebenthal (Berlinale Forum 2023); “Long Time No Sleep” by Agustín Godoy (Tallinn Black Nights 2022); “Atlas” by Masllorens & Gaona (Mar del Plata 2021); “Provincial City” by Rodrigo Moreno (Rotterdam 2018); and “The Gold Bug” by Alejo Moguillansky (Locarno 2014).
He also worked as assistant director on “The Flower" by Mariano Llinás (Locarno 2018), “Other People’s Care” by Mariano González (Thessaloniki 2020), and “The Omission” by Sebastián Schjaer (Berlinale Panorama 2018).
Quadrophenia Films is a Brazilian production company led by producer Ricca Galdeano. Born from the film “The Pleasure Is Mine”, it develops Latin American films with strong international potential.

PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE

○ Quadrophenia Films / São Paulo, Brazil
○ +54 9 11 3517-4475, +55 11 99913-6317
○ ricca@quadropheniafilms.com, agu.gagliardi@gmail.com

PRODUCTION BUDGET

○ Total budget: 1,140,000 USD
○ Confirmed budget and source: 500,000 USD

LANGUAGE

Portuguese

GENRE

Drama

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