Third World Hero
2000 · 93 min · Drama, History
Do you admire Rizal or you do not care?
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.
- Director
- Mike de Leon
- Writers
- Clodualdo del Mundo Jr., Mike de Leon
- Released
- February 16, 2000
- Language
- Filipino
Cast
Ricky Davao
Filmmaker 1
Joel Torre
Jose Rizal
Cris Villanueva
Filmmaker 2
Daria Ramirez
Doña Teodora Alonso
Rio Locsin
Trinidad "Trining" Rizal
Cherry Pie Picache
Narcisa Rizal
Joonee Gamboa
Paciano Rizal
Lara Fabregas
Josephine Bracken
Lui Manansala
Maria Rizal
Ed Rocha
Padre Balaguer
Jay Españo
Pio Valenzuela
Bon Vibar
Padre Vilaclara
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