2 Movies Starring Vinècius de Oliveira

Central Station

Central Station

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-11-20

Languages:

Portuguese, German

Countries:

Brazil, France

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(27592 Reviews)

Director:

Walter Salles

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Marcos Bernstein

Joèo Emanuel Carneiro

Walter Salles (story)

Fullplot:

Dora, a dour old woman, works at a Rio de Janeiro central station, writing letters for customers and mailing them. She hates customers and calls them 'trash'. Josue is a 9-year-old boy who never met his father. His mother is sending letters to his father through Dora. When she dies in a car accident, Dora takes Josue and takes a trip with him to find his father.

Linha de Passe

Linha de Passe

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-05

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2096 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaSport

Cast:

Writer:

George Moura (screenplay)

Daniela Thomas (screenplay)

Brèulio Mantovani (script collaborator)

Fullplot:

In the periphery of Sèo Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dènis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier; Dinho is a converted Christian and works as attendant in a gas station; Dario is an aspirant soccer player that is getting older without the expected chance in a team; and the youngest, Reginaldo, is obsessed about finding his father who works as a bus driver, and spends most of his spare time traveling by bus. Along the months, each brother experiences new deceptions and expectations while the family fights to survive.

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