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Dr. Gama 2021 Directed by Jeferson De Doutor Gama

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
Production Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Spoken Language Portuguese
Gneres Drama , History
Production Companies Globo Filmes , Paranoid , Buda Filmes
Release Date 29 July 2021
92 mins
Cast
César Mello Luiz Gama (adulto)
Angelo Fernandes Luiz Gama (jovem)
Pedro Guilherme Luiz Gama (criança)
Mariana Nunes Claudina (adulta)
Samira Carvalho Claudina (jovem)
Isabél Zuaa Luiza Mahin
Higor Campagnaro Antonio (adulto)
Johnny Massaro Antonio (jovem)
Erom Cordeiro Pedro (adulto)
Daniel Rocha Pedro (jovem)
Dani Ornellas Maria Julia
Alan Rocha Francisco
Zezé Motta Francisca
Joca Andreazza Juiz Brito