Central Station

At Rio de Janeiro's Central Station, cynical former teacher Dora writes letters for people who cannot write. After nine-year-old Josué loses his mother, she reluctantly leaves the city with him to search Brazil's northeast for the father he has never met.

Crowded station frames give way to buses, roads, pilgrim gatherings, and open northeastern landscapes, while unsent letters measure trust and absence. Fernanda Montenegro and Vinícius de Oliveira let affection develop through friction and shared tasks.