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Central Station
1998
Director
Walter Salles
Year
1998
Genres
Content Rating
R
Stars
Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Soia Lira
Languages
🇵🇹 Portuguese
Origin Countries
🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇫🇷 France
Synopsis
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.
Major Awards
Overall
2 wins — 3 nominations
Wins (2)
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