Central Station
Closed CaptioningWalter Salles
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Plot Summary
When his mother is killed in front of Rio de Janeiro's central station a young boy turns to a middle-aged woman for companionship. Lonely and embittered, the woman begrudgingly agrees to escort him to his father in rural Brazil. As the two make their way through Brazil's rugged interior, they gradually form a bond that sustains them through emotional loss.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
94%- Reviews Counted: 49
- Fresh: 46
- Rotten: 3
- Average Rating: 7.9/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Salles directs simply and watchfully, with an eye that seems to penetrate all the characters who are encountered on Dora's and Josue's journey.
Fresh: A richly tender and moving experience.
Fresh: [Salles'] imagery, like his storytelling, is clear, often unaffectedly lovely, and quietly, powerfully haunting.
Fresh: As beautiful as it is wrenching.
Customer Reviews
Not Hollywood
Great sad movie with brilliant performance of Fernanda Montenegro. Beautiful music within the whole movie. For those who likes something different from the Hollywood-standard Films!!!
wonderful movie
Just the best...
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- $9.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 1999
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