Central Station

1998 · 1h51 · Film

Directed by Walter Salles

Starring Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Othon Bastos, Otávio Augusto, Matheus Nachtergaele, Caio Junqueira, Stella Freitas, Maria Menezes, Sergio Kato

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original title

Central do Brasil

Original language

Portuguese

Screenplay

Walter Salles, João Emanuel Carneiro, Marcos Bernstein

Music

Antonio Pinto, Jaques Morelenbaum

Cinematography

Walter Carvalho

Cast

Othon Bastos, Otávio Augusto, Matheus Nachtergaele, Caio Junqueira, Stella Freitas, Maria Menezes, Sergio Kato, Soia Lira, Rita Assemany

Updated July 22, 2026

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