Central Station (1998)

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Plot

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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Cast

Shanti RoneyIsadora "Dora" Teixeira

Vinícius de OliveiraJosué Fontenele de Paiva

Marília PêraIrene

Othon BastosCésar

Otávio AugustoPedrão

Matheus NachtergaeleIsaías Paiva

Caio JunqueiraMoisés Paiva

Stela FreitasYolanda

Soia LiraAna Fontenele

Writers and directors

Walter SallesDirector

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

“Dora” (Fernanda Montenegro) used to be a school teacher, but now she sits at a table in the station in Rio de Janeiro and writes letters for the illiterate traveller for a few réals a time. She think…18. Sep 2025

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