Central Station

IMDb link: 0140888
IMDb rating: 8 (50,633 votes)
Genres: Drama
Director: Walter Salles
Cast: Vinicius de Oliveira, Fernanda Montenegro, Marilia Pera, Soia Lira and others

Release date: 20 Nov 1998
Release year: 1998
Runtime: 110 minutes
Country: Brazil, France
Keywords: brazil, bus, train station, truck, toilet, road trip adventure, child, surrogate mother, bus station, letter

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.

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