03 Apr 1998
Central Station
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Real: The Plan Behind History
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.
Top Billed Cast
Emílio Orciollo Netto Gustavo Franco
Norival Rizzo Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Tato Gabus Mendes Pedro Malan
Mariana Lima Denise
Carlos Meceni Clóvis Carvalho
Guilherme Weber Pérsio Arida
Fernando Eiras Winston Fritsch
Giulio Lopes Edmar Bacha
Wladimir Candini André Lara de Resende
Paolla Oliveira Renata
Bemvindo Sequeira Itamar Franco
Cássia Kis Valéria Vilella
Thiago Justino Joubert
Juliano Cazarré José Augusto Gonçalves
Klebber Toledo Marcelo Worcsman
Guilherme Magon Marcos
Ricardo Kosovski Rubens Ricúpero
Arthur Kohl José Serra
Blota Filho Luciano Mascarenhas
Bia Arantes Luísa
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