Third World Hero

Third World Hero

2000
1h 33m
7.7

7.7/10

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Drama History

"Do you admire Rizal or you do not care?"

Overview

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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Status: Released

Language: TL

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cinema Artists
Production Countries
Philippines
Spoken Languages
English Spanish Tagalog

Keywords

philippines film in film

Quick Facts

Original Title Bayaning 3rd World
Release Date February 16, 2000
Status Released
Language TL
IMDb ID tt0260731

Cast

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
Ed Rocha

Padre Balaguer

Jay Españo
Jay Españo

Pio Valenzuela

Bon Vibar
Bon Vibar

Padre Vilaclara

Key Crew

Mike de Leon
Director
Clodualdo del Mundo Jr.
Writer
Mike de Leon
Writer
Mike de Leon
Producer