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Central Station
1998
Walter Salles
1998·R·
Brazil, 
France
Brazil, FranceAward tierGold
Metascore
The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Cast
Fernanda Montenegro·Vinícius de Oliveira·Marília Pêra·Soia Lira
Languages
PortugueseMajor Awards
3 wins · 3 nominations
Wins (3)
Festival Grand Prize
Berlin International Film Festival (1998)
Best Film
Best Picture
BAFTA Awards (1999)
Best Film not in the English Language
Best Actress
Berlin International Film Festival (1998)
Best Actress
Nominations (3)
Best Picture
David di Donatello Awards (1999)
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
César Awards, France (1999)
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Best Actress
Academy Awards, USA (1999)
Best Actress in a Leading Role