Dr. Gama

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(16 votes)

Based on the biography of Luiz Gama, one of the most important characters in Brazilian history, a black man who used the laws and courts to free more than 500 slaves. Born of a free womb, Gama was sold into slavery at the age of 10 to pay off his father's gambling debts. Even as a slave, he became literate, studied and earned his own freedom, becoming one of the most respected lawyers of his time. An abolitionist and republican who inspired an entire country.

Country:

Brazil

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

2021

Director:

Jeferson De

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Company:

Globo Filmes,

Paranoid,

Buda Filmes

Cast:
César Mello

Luiz Gama (adulto)

Angelo Fernandes

Luiz Gama (jovem)

Pedro Guilherme

Luiz Gama (criança)

Mariana Nunes

Claudina (adulta)

Samira Carvalho

Claudina (jovem)

Crew:
Jeferson De

Director

Luiz Antônio

Screenplay

Joelma Oliveira Gonzaga

Executive Producer

Heitor Dhalia

Producer

Cristiane Arenas

Producer