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.
DirectorJeferson De
ProducersPedro Betti, Heitor Dhalia, Egisto Betti, Manoel Rangel, Carlos Diegues, Cristiane Arenas
ScreenplayLuiz Antônio
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LanguagePortuguese
Production companiesGlobo Filmes, Paranoid, Buda Filmes