Central Station

A retired school teacher and young boy become unlikely travelling companions when the boy is suddenly orphaned and must find his estranged father. This unassuming road movie thrust director Walter Salles into the international spotlight for its naturalistic portrayal of longing and redemption. Embittered and living alone, Dora, who transcribes letters for illiterate people and pockets the money without sending the notes, meets nine-year-old Josué just before his mother is killed in an accident. After much deliberation, Dora reluctantly embarks on a journey through northern Brazil with Josué in search of his family.

With striking cinematography and a rich portrayal of Brazil’s diverse landscapes, Central Station avoids sentimentality to become a moving study of connection between two strangers improbably joined together. Screening in a beautiful 4K restoration.