Central do Brasil

"Between hope and solitude, two lives cross and reinvent themselves"

Nov 20 1998 R 1h 50m
Drama

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.

Plot

Dora, a dour old woman who hates customers and calls them 'trash,' works at a Rio de Janeiro central station writing and mailing letters for customers. Josue is a 9-year-old boy who never met his father. His mother is sending letters to his father through Dora. When she dies in a car accident, Dora takes Josue on a trip to find his father.

Written by

Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro, Walter Salles

Directed by

Walter Salles

Cast

Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra

Crew

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Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Riofilm, Videofilms, MACT Productions

Languages

Português

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 44 wins & 26 nominations total

Trailers
Central Station Trailer 1998
Scores
# of Votes
47,231
Average Rating
8 out of 10
Metascore
80
Popularity
NA