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Central do Brasil (1998), Director Walter Salles, 113 minutes
Bitter former schoolteacher Dora (Fernanda Montenegro) supports herself by taking dictation from illiterate people in Rio de Janeiro who want to write letters to their families and then pocketing their money without ever mailing the envelopes. One day, Josue (Marília Pêra), the 9-year-old son of one of her clients, is left alone when his mother is killed in a bus accident. Reluctantly taking him in, Dora joins the boy on a road trip to find his long-missing father.
Central Station (Central do Brasil) is one of the most acclaimed Brazilian films ever made. It won 44 awards and received 26 nominations worldwide.