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Central Station
Central Station

Central Station

Between hope and solitude, two lives cross and reinvent themselves

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$2900000

Revenue

$5596708

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

03 April 1998

Country

Brazil

Cast

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

Isadora "Dora" Teixeira

Vinícius de Oliveira

Vinícius de Oliveira

Josué Fontenele de Paiva

Marília Pêra

Marília Pêra

Irene

Othon Bastos

Othon Bastos

César

Otávio Augusto

Otávio Augusto

Pedrão

Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus Nachtergaele

Isaías Paiva

Caio Junqueira

Caio Junqueira

Moisés Paiva

Stela Freitas

Stela Freitas

Yolanda

Maria Menezes

Maria Menezes

Waitress

Sergio Kato

Sergio Kato

Dora's Client

Soia Lira

Soia Lira

Ana Fontenele

Rita Assemany

Rita Assemany

Jessé's Wife

Harildo Déda

Harildo Déda

Bené

Gildásio Leite

Gildásio Leite

Man on the bus

Nanego Lira

Nanego Lira

Nordeste preacher

José Pereira da Silva

José Pereira da Silva

Dora's Client

Everaldo Pontes

Everaldo Pontes

Dora's Client

Inaldo Santana

Inaldo Santana

Dora's Client

Gideon Rosa

Gideon Rosa

Jessé

Antonieta Noronha

Antonieta Noronha

Violeta

Socorro Nobre

Socorro Nobre

Dora's Client

Iami Rebouças

Iami Rebouças

Woman in the photograph

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