Movie
Central Station
19981h 51m8.1 / 10
Between hope and solitude, two lives cross and reinvent themselves
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.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Central Station
Cast
Fernanda MontenegroIsadora 'Dora' Teixeira
Vinícius de OliveiraJosué Fontenele de Paiva
Marília PêraIrene
Othon BastosCésar
Otávio AugustoPedrão
Matheus NachtergaeleIsaías Paiva
Caio JunqueiraMoisés Paiva
Stela FreitasYolandaCredits
- Directed by
- Walter Salles
- Written by
- Walter Salles, Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Original title
- Central do Brasil
- Budget
- $2.9M
- Box office
- $5.6M
Production
MACT ProductionsFrance
VideoFilmesBrazil
RioFilmeBrazil
Themes
alcoholicbus stationchild traffickingdeath of parentletterletter writerlonely womanlong lost relative
