Central Station
“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.
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Cast
22 people
Fernanda Montenegro
Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
Known for
I'm Still Here
A Dog's Will
Vinícius de Oliveira
Josué Fontenele de Paiva
Known for
Sintonia
Linha de Passe
Marília Pêra
Irene
Known for
Playing
Pixote
Othon Bastos
César
Known for
Brainstorm
Beyond the Universe
Otávio Augusto
Pedrão
Known for
Brazil Avenue
Eduardo and Monica
Matheus Nachtergaele
Isaías Paiva
Known for
A Dog's Will
City of God
Caio Junqueira
Moisés Paiva
Known for
Elite Squad
The Slave Isaura
Stela Freitas
Yolanda
Also in
Her Own Destiny
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
Maria Menezes
Waitress
Known for
Lower City
Love for Sale
Sergio Kato
Dora's Client
Known for
The Video Dead
Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão
Soia Lira
Ana Fontenele
Known for
Tattoo
Behind the Sun
Rita Assemany
Jessé's Wife
Known for
Beyond the Universe
Behind the Sun
Walter Salles Director · Marcos Bernstein Screenplay João Emanuel Carneiro Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Walter Salles
Screenplay
Marcos Bernstein
Screenplay
João Emanuel Carneiro
Composer
Antonio Pinto
Composer
Jaques Morelenbaum
Cinematographer
Walter Carvalho
Editor
Felipe Lacerda
Editor
Isabelle Rathery
Production designer
Cassio Amarante
Production designer
Carla Caffé
Costume designer
Cristina Camargo
Worldwide gross $5.6M · Budget $2.9M · United States release November 20, 1998
Box office
Budget
$2,900,000
Worldwide gross
$5,596,708
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
MACT Productions
Production
VideoFilmes
Production
RioFilme
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Riofilm
Production
Videofilms
Production
Brazil · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Central do Brasil
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Switzerland · January 16, 1998
Premiere · French speaking region
Brazil · April 3, 1998
Theatrical · Riofilme mj.gov.br
United States · November 20, 1998
Theatrical
United States
January 19, 1998 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Brazil
September 9, 2005 · Physical · Videofilmes mj.gov.br
June 19, 2024 · Digital
Canada
September 10, 1998 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
September 13, 1998 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
May 13, 1999 · Theatrical
France
December 2, 1998 · Theatrical
November 5, 1999 · Physical · DVD
July 11, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 12, 2019 · Physical · Blu-Ray
March 1, 2020 · Digital · VOD
May 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
February 14, 1998 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Ireland
August 15, 2025 · Theatrical · 4K Re-release
Netherlands
March 11, 1999 · Theatrical
January 21, 2002 · Physical · DVD
March 1, 2003 · TV · Nederland 3
North Macedonia
September 23, 1998 · Premiere · Brothers Manaki International Film Festival
Portugal
May 14, 1999 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 27, 1999 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 13, 1999 · Theatrical
September 11, 2020 · Theatrical · Digital remastering (distributed by Light year images)
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