Movie details

Dr. Gama(2021)

Name: Dr. Gama
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2021-07-29
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 8
Cast: César Mello, Angelo Fernandes, Pedro Guilherme, Mariana Nunes, Samira Carvalho

Drama History

Status: Released
Release date: 2021-07-29
Runtime: 1h 32m
Rating: 8.0 / 10 (16 votes)
Original language: pt
Certification: 14
Budget: -
Revenue: -
Popularity: 2
Adult content: No

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Overview

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.

Original title: Doutor Gama