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Brazil10 Essential Brazilian FilmsStop 4 of 10
Central Station
Central do Brasil
A jaded former schoolteacher who scrapes by writing letters for the illiterate at Rio's train station reluctantly takes charge of a boy orphaned by tragedy, and the two set off across Brazil to find the father he never knew. A tender road movie.
Why it’s here
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.
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Mood
- thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- character-driven drama
Content notes: violence or threat · sexual content · child harm or distress · substance use Non-exhaustive