I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that things are not yet crystallised.

I come from Brazil, which is a Portuguese speaking part of the continent.

So when I was very young, I longed for Brazil.

That's why I have always admired documentaries, because they open windows that can make you understand much better where you come from, much better than fiction, I think.

So the search for a father in Central Station is also a search for a country.

My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to culture.