CinemaOSMovie · 2000 · 1h 33m

Third World Hero

Do you admire Rizal or you do not care?

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Two filmmakers try to create a film venturing on the life of Jose Rizal. Before they do that, they try to investigate on the heroism of the Philippine national hero. Of particular focus is his supposed retraction of his views against the Roman Catholic Church during the Spanish regime in the Philippines which he expressed primarily through his two novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. The investigation was done mainly by "interviewing" key individuals in the life of Rizal such as his mother Teodora Alonso, his siblings Paciano, Trinidad, and Narcisa, his love interest and supposed wife Josephine Bracken, and the Jesuit priest who supposedly witnessed Rizal's retraction, Fr. Balaguer. Eventually, the two filmmakers would end up "interviewing" Rizal himself to get to the bottom of the issue.

Directed byMike de Leon

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
TL
Released
February 16, 2000
Studios
Cinema Artists

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ricky Davao

Ricky Davao

Filmmaker 1

Joel Torre

Joel Torre

Jose Rizal

Cris Villanueva

Cris Villanueva

Filmmaker 2

Daria Ramirez

Daria Ramirez

Doña Teodora Alonso

Rio Locsin

Rio Locsin

Trinidad "Trining" Rizal

Cherry Pie Picache

Cherry Pie Picache

Narcisa Rizal

Joonee Gamboa

Joonee Gamboa

Paciano Rizal

Lara Fabregas

Lara Fabregas

Josephine Bracken

Lui Manansala

Lui Manansala

Maria Rizal

Ed Rocha

Padre Balaguer

Creative team
Directed by
Mike de Leon
Mike de Leon
Written by
Clodualdo del Mundo Jr.
Clodualdo del Mundo Jr.
Mike de Leon
Mike de Leon
Produced by
Mike de Leon
Mike de Leon

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