Central Station(1998)
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.
Movie: Central Station
Top 10 Billed Cast
Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
Josué Fontenele de Paiva
Irene
César
Pedrão
Isaías Paiva
Moisés Paiva
Yolanda
Waitress
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