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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
About Dr. Gama
- Drama
- History
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Jeferson De
- Writer
- Luiz Antônio
- Original title
- Doutor Gama
