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Between hope and solitude, two lives cross and reinvent themselves
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.
Central Station (1998) is a drama film directed by Walter Salles, released on April 3, 1998 with a runtime of 1h 51m. It stars Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra and Othon Bastos. Viewers rate it 8.1 out of 10 across 1,073 ratings.
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Fernanda Montenegro
as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
Vinícius de Oliveira
as Josué Fontenele de Paiva
Marília Pêra
as Irene
Othon Bastos
as César
Otávio Augusto
as Pedrão
Matheus Nachtergaele
as Isaías Paiva
Caio Junqueira
as Moisés Paiva
Stela Freitas
as Yolanda
Maria Menezes
as Waitress
Sergio Kato
as Dora's Client
Soia Lira
as Ana Fontenele
Rita Assemany
as Jessé's Wife
Directed by Walter Salles, written by Walter Salles, João Emanuel Carneiro and Marcos Bernstein, produced by Arthur Cohn, Jack Gajos and Paulo Carlos De Brito.
Average viewer score of 8.1/10 from 1,073 ratings.
“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 thinks little of a woman and her young son who stop by, except perhaps that he isn’t the most trusting of boys, but when a tragedy promptly befalls this pair she finds herself being asked to write another letter by the…
Reviewed on September 18, 2025
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The main cast of Central Station (1998) includes Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Othon Bastos and Otávio Augusto. The film was directed by Walter Salles. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Central Station was released on April 3, 1998 and runs for 1h 51m.
Central Station (1998) holds an average rating of 8.1 out of 10 from 1,073 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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