Real: The Plan Behind History

Real: The Plan Behind History

2017 · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

In May 1993, Brazil experienced one of the worst economic crises in its history. The government then decides to set up a real task force to solve the problem. Confined to a bunker as a way of shielding the operations of growing political pressures, the special economic team will have to do its best to reach agreement and create the Plano Real.

Directed by Rodrigo Bittencourt · Written by Mikael de Albuquerque

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