1998
R
1h 50m

Summary 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. View more details

1998
R
1h 50m

Central do Brasil

Directed : Walter Salles

Written : Walter Salles Marcos Bernstein João Emanuel Carneiro

Stars : Marília Pêra Fernanda Montenegro Vinícius de Oliveira Soia Lira

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Apr 2, 1998

Countries of origin : Brazil France

Official sites : Official site

Language : Portuguese

Filming locations : Central do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Production companies : Audiovisual Development Bureau, Ministerio da Cultura BEI Comunicações Bahiatursa

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Apr 2, 1998

Countries of origin : Brazil France

Official sites : Official site

Language : Portuguese

Filming locations : Central do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Production companies : Audiovisual Development Bureau, Ministerio da Cultura BEI Comunicações Bahiatursa

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Fernanda Montenegro and Vinícius de Oliveira in Central do Brasil (1998)

Fernanda Montenegro and Zezão Pereira in Central do Brasil (1998)

Fernanda Montenegro and Antonieta Noronha in Central do Brasil (1998)

Marcelo Carneiro and Manuel José Neves in Central do Brasil (1998)

Otávio Augusto in Central do Brasil (1998)

Vinícius de Oliveira and Edivaldo Lima in Central do Brasil (1998)

Rita Assemany in Central do Brasil (1998)

Gideon Rosa and Rita Assemany in Central do Brasil (1998)

João Rodrigues in Central do Brasil (1998)

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