Third World Hero

Third World Hero (2000)

Do you admire Rizal or you do not care?

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2000-02-16
  • User Rating: 7.7/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Cinema Artists
  • Production Country: Philippines
  • Director: Mike de Leon
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Summary

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.

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  • Ricky Davao

    as Filmmaker 1
  • Joel Torre

    as Jose Rizal
  • Cris Villanueva

    as Filmmaker 2
  • Daria Ramirez

    as Doña Teodora Alonso
  • Rio Locsin

    as Trinidad "Trining" Rizal
  • Cherry Pie Picache

    as Narcisa Rizal
  • Joonee Gamboa

    as Paciano Rizal
  • Lara Fabregas

    as Josephine Bracken
  • Lui Manansala

    as Maria Rizal
  • Ed Rocha

    as Padre Balaguer
  • Jay Españo

    as Pio Valenzuela
  • Bon Vibar

    as Padre Vilaclara
  • Edru Abraham

    as Padre Obach
  • Keno Agaro

    as Rizal at 7
  • Jan Alexis Rutaquio

    as Rizal at 14
  • Benjamin Barcellano

    as Rizal at Luneta
  • Jon Achaval

    as Church Archivist
  • Ermie Concepcion

    as Seance Medium
Sound Raffy Baladjay Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Noel Bruan Supervising Sound Editor
Directing Mike de Leon Director
Writing Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. Writer
Writing Mike de Leon Writer
Production Mike de Leon Producer
Sound Lorrie Ilustre Music
Camera Ding Achacoso Director of Photography
Editing Armando Jarlego Editor
Art Roy Lachica Production Design
Art Mario Lipit Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Mike Guison Costume Design

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