CENTRAL DO BRASIL

Walter SALLES - Brazil

Synopsis

Dora, formerly a primary school teacher, earns her living writing letters in Rio station. Ana and her son Josue ask her to help them find Josue’s father. When his mother dies, run over by a bus, Josue asks Dora to help him find his father, and Dora finally agrees.

Film details

Genre : Narrative Feature film
Duration : 113 minutes
Year of production : 1998
Country : Brazil
Casting : Fernanda Montenegro - Vinícius de Oliveira - Marília Pêra Coleto - Fernando Texeira - Humberto Carrão Sola Lira - Othon Bastos
Screenwriter : João Emanuel Carneiro - Marcos Bernstein
Cinematography : Walter Carvalho
Editor : Isabelle Rathery - Felipe Lacerda
Director : Walter SALLES
Production company : videofilmes






Walter Salles is a Brazilian director. His film Central do Brasil, winner of the 1998 Golden Bear and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, places his country back on the map of world cinema, and launches a new wave of Brazilian films.