Doutor Gama

""Doctor Gama" is a historically important film. After all, despite the importance of lawyer Luiz Gama, a black man who freed slaves in 19th century Brazil, he is little known to the general public. An absurdity, a cowardice. Therefore, before we even talk about the movie itself, it is necessary to emphasize how the rescue promoted by director Jeferson De and the producers of the feature film is of utmost importance in history. That said, the feature is formal in its execution, as seen in the filmmaker's more recent productions, such as "M8". It tells the story in a clean way, with only one or two risks here and there, but without complicating the movie too much. It even reminds a bit of the national spirit biographical productions, such as "Divaldo": it has history, setting and script straight to the point, without delay. The absolute highlight is for the performance of César Mello ("A Glória e a Graça"), accurate as Gama, holding well even in the most mundane moments. With this, "Doctor Gama" is an important production, with its historical value. It could be a little more daring and creative, taking advantage of the power of Gama's story to create truly distinguished moments in the production. This does not happen, a pity. But it is worth watching the production, mainly to dive even deeper into this story that escapes us."