Film record

Central Station

Original title: Central do Brasil

1998Feature film113 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
France · Brazil
Languages
Portuguese
Genres
drama film

Credits

Cinematography

Walter Carvalho — Cinematography

Direction

Walter Salles — Directing

Music

Jaques Morelenbaum — Music composition
Antonio Pinto — Music composition

Cast

Fernanda Montenegro — Acting (Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira)
Vinícius de Oliveira — Acting (Josué Fontenele de Paiva)
Matheus Nachtergaele — Acting (Isaías Paiva)
Marília Pêra — Acting (Irene)
Caio Junqueira — Acting (Moisés Paiva)
Otávio Augusto — Acting (Pedrão)
Stella Freitas — Acting (Yolanda)
Othon Bastos — Acting (César)

Production

Arthur Cohn — Production
Donald Ranvaud — Executive production
Donald Ranvaud — Production
Lillian Birnbaum — Executive production
Robert Redford — Production
Walter Salles — Production

Writing

Walter Salles — Screenwriting
João Emanuel Carneiro — Screenwriting
Marcos Bernstein — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

France · Original release
16 Jan 1998Checked 3 Oct 2026
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