Dr. Gama

Dr. Gama

92 mins | Drama, History | July 29, 2021

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.

Dr. Gama

92 mins | Drama, History | July 29, 2021

Dr. 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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Globo Filmes, Paranoid Filmes, Buda Filmes
Original title Doutor Gama
Directors Leonardo Teatini, Jeferson De
Writers Luiz Antônio

Cast

César Mello

as Luiz Gama (adulto)

Angelo Fernandes

as Luiz Gama (jovem)

Pedro Guilherme Rodrigues

as Luiz Gama (criança)

Mariana Nunes

as Claudina (adulta)

Samira Carvalho

as Claudina (jovem)

Isabél Zuaa

as Luiza Mahin

Romeu Evaristo

as Santos

Teka Romualdo

as Ana

Higor Campagnaro

as Antonio (adulto)

Johnny Massaro

as Antonio (jovem)

Erom Cordeiro

as Pedro (adulto)

Daniel Rocha

as Pedro (jovem)

Agyei Augusto Pereira

as Benedito

Danielle Ornelas

as Maria Julia

Alan Rocha

as Francisco

Sidney Santiago

as José

Zezé Motta

as Francisca

Noemia Oliveira

as Bárbara

Fernanda Ross

as Maria

Nelson Baskerville

as Cardoso

Paula Picarelli

as Laura

Joca Andreazza

as Juiz Brito

Régius Brandão

as Juiz Rios

Clara Choveaux

as Thereza