Central Station
A jaded former schoolteacher who pens letters for the illiterate teams up with a grieving orphaned boy to track down his unknown father, navigating Brazil’s harsh landscapes and their own painful pasts before time runs out.
“Between hope and solitude, two lives cross and reinvent themselves”
Synopsis
A former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, embark on an emotional journey as they search for the father the boy has never known.
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Principal cast & crew: 36
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Felipe LacerdaShot by Walter CarvalhoScored by Jaques MorelenbaumDesigned by Cassio Amarante
Box Office
1998 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$5.6M
Opening weekend: $36K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 2 theaters
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Cast & Crew
36 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Fernanda Montenegro
as Isadora
Vinicius De Oliveira
as Josué
Marilia Pera
as Irene
Soia Lira
as Ana
Othon Bastos
as César
Otavio Augusto
as Pedrão
Matheus Nachtergaele
as Isaías Paiva
Stela Freitas
as Yolanda
Caio Junqueira
as Moisés Paiva
Maria Menezes
as Waitress
Socorro Nobre
as Dora's Client
Sergio Kato
as Dora's Client
Supporting cast
10Directors
1Writers
3Producers
4Other crew
8Parents Guide
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