Dr. Gama
92 mins
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.
Luiz Antônio
Screenplay
Joelma Oliveira Gonzaga
Executive Producer
Cristiane Arenas
Producer
Leonardo Teatini
Assistant Director
Manoel Rangel
Producer
Egisto Betti
Producer
Pedro Betti
Producer
Cristiano Conceição
Director of Photography
