Ruled by his own greedy ambition, Uruguayan money exchanger Humberto bends his already flimsy moral code as he forges business deals with corrupt politicians, deadbeat governments, and on the whims of his ridiculous marriage.
In the mid-70s, South America's economy drew a lot of scoundrels into Uruguay. With a military government, shady investors from neighboring countries saw the Uruguayan financial market as an ideal place to make money disappear. This is when Humberto Brause begins a race in the buying and selling of foreign currency. But blinded by his excessive ambition, Humberto tramples everything and everyone in his path until he’s taken control of the family business and agrees to a shady deal: Launder the largest sum of money he has ever seen.