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Dora makes a living in the busy halls of Rio's main train station. The former teacher writes letters for the city's many illiterate people. She sends some letters, others she keeps in the drawer. When one of her customers dies in an accident, she decides to take care of the orphaned son. Surprised by the unexpected feelings of motherhood, she sets herself the goal of bringing Josue to his father in the inaccessible northeast of Brazil.

1998 · 1h 50m
Director Walter Salles

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Dora makes a living in the busy halls of Rio's main train station. The former teacher writes letters for the city's many illiterate people. She sends some letters, others she keeps in the drawer. When one of her customers dies in an accident, she decides to take care of the orphaned son. Surprised by the unexpected feelings of motherhood, she sets herself the goal of bringing Josue to his father in the inaccessible northeast of Brazil.

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Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
1998
Run Time
1 hr 50 min
Rated
R for language.
Regions of Origin
United States, Brazil, France
© 1998 MACT Productions SA and VideoFilmes Producoes Artisticas, Ltda. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United States), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese, German
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.