---
title: 'Central Station (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Walter Salles'
released: '1998-01-16'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Brazil'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/central-station-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140888/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Central Station (1998)

1998 · R · 113 min · Drama · France, Brazil

Original title: Central do Brasil

## Synopsis

Central Station is a 1998 road drama film directed by Walter Salles from a screenplay by João Emanuel Carneiro and Marcos Bernstein, based on an original idea by Salles. It stars Fernanda Montenegro, Marília Pêra and Vinícius de Oliveira. The film tells the story of a young boy's friendship with a jaded middle-aged woman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Walter Salles](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-salles)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Salles](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-salles), [Marcos Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcos-bernstein), [João Emanuel Carneiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/joao-emanuel-carneiro)
- **Producer:** [Walter Salles](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-salles), [Robert Redford](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-redford), [Arthur Cohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-cohn), [Donald Ranvaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-ranvaud)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jaques Morelenbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaques-morelenbaum), [Antonio Pinto](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-pinto)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walter Carvalho](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-carvalho)

## Cast

- [Otávio Augusto](https://cinepixo.com/people/otavio-augusto) as Pedrão
- [Marília Pêra](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilia-pera) as Irene
- [Matheus Nachtergaele](https://cinepixo.com/people/matheus-nachtergaele) as Isaías Paiva
- [Stella Freitas](https://cinepixo.com/people/stella-freitas) as Yolanda
- [Fernanda Montenegro](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernanda-montenegro) as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
- [Caio Junqueira](https://cinepixo.com/people/caio-junqueira) as Moisés Paiva
- [Vinícius de Oliveira](https://cinepixo.com/people/vinicius-de-oliveira) as Josué Fontenele de Paiva
- [Othon Bastos](https://cinepixo.com/people/othon-bastos) as César

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Official site: http://www.miramax.com/movie/central-station
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/central-station-1998
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1054036); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.