Estación central de Brasil (1998)
Género : Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 55M
Director : Walter Salles
Escritor : Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro, Walter Salles
Sinopsis
En los asfixiantes pasillos de la Estación Central, en Río de Janeiro, una antigua maestra se gana la vida escribiendo las cartas que le dictan los analfabetos. Endurecida por la soledad y por la adversidad, Dora ha ido cayendo en una estoica indiferencia. Sin embargo, cuando una de sus clientes muere atropellada a la salida de la estación, decide hacerse cargo de su hijo y llevarlo a casa de su padre en una remota zona del nordeste de Brasil.
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