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 fathers 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