Central Station

1998 | 113 minutes | 8.1 ★ (884)

Central Station
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    20 November 1998

  • DirectingWalter Salles
  • Budget

    $2,900,000.00

  • Revenue

    $5,596,708.00

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