1. The film "Central Station" is adapted from the novel "Broken April" by Albanian writer Ismail Kadell.
2. When Cyrus and his collaborators were adapting the novel, they found that the primitive and bloody battles in ancient Greece were quite similar to the situation in some remote areas of Brazil at the beginning of the century, so they adapted them in the form of ancient Greek tragedies. Transplant the background of the novel to Brazil.
3. In the film, the director used non-professional actors on a large scale, and it took a year to select actors. The location is more than good, and the high temperature of 40 degrees Celsius makes the shooting work very difficult, but the film finally got their satisfactory results.
4. Oliveira was originally a shoe-shining boy at Rio de Janeiro Airport, but she was picked up by director Walter Sales. She stood out from the 1,500 celebrity selection and became the little male protagonist of "Central Station".
5. The film was shortlisted for the Berlin International Film Festival and represented Brazil in the Oscar competition for the best foreign language film.
