Central Station

This is a Brazilian film, which directed by Walter Salles. According to the information, it is ranked NO.57  in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010.
This was a story about a friendship between a young boy and a middle-aged woman. Dona was a school teacher before she retired. Then, she worked at Rio de Janeiro's Central Station, writing letters for illiteracy to make a living, however, she never mailed these letters. Josue was a nine years old boy lived with his single mother. One day, Josue's mother sent a letter to Josue's father through Dona, which written that she hoped to reunite with him. Unfortunately, the woman died in a bus accident and Josue became a homeless child. Dona took him home and sold him. But she felt guilty and stole him back. Since then, they took a trip to find the boy's father. During the trip, they built a deep friendship. In the end of film, the boy reunited with his half-brothers, however, Dona left them quietly. They remembered each other by a photo. 

I think the theme of this film is " seek and find". As the plots, the young boy was looking for the father he never knew and the middle-aged woman was looking for a second chance. Finally, the young boy find his relatives and reunited with them. The middle-aged woman find herself. They met various difficulties and overcame them in different ways, which made them knew more about each other. They were more than a relatives though not related by blood. At the beginning of film, Dona was a cheater who never mailed her customers letters. Josue was a homeless boy who wouldn't like contact with others and accept other's assistance. They experienced a spiritual journey and find themselves. Dona found her initial kind-hearted. Josue found a happy and warm family.

I like the plots of their trip in the film. There was a lot of interesting and warm experience in their trip. For example, Dora tried to leave Josue on the bus and left her money in his rucksack, but Josue followed her and forgot to take the rucksack. Fortunately, they met a kind track driver. But they were abandoned because of Dona's pursuit. Besides, I was touched deeply by the ending of film. Dora left quietly when Josue was sleeping and she left a letter to Josue. Then Josue run out to seek Dora. Dora burst into tears on the bus and saw their photo. Meanwhile, Josue saw their photo. I thought there was a strange empathy between them because they loved each other and regarded each other as relatives.