Third World Hero
(2000)

Do you admire Rizal or you do not care?

Released: 2000-02-16

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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.

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Ricky Davao

as Filmmaker 1

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Joel Torre

as Jose Rizal

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Cris Villanueva

as Filmmaker 2

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Daria Ramirez

as Doña Teodora Alonso

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Rio Locsin

as Trinidad "Trining" Rizal

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Cherry Pie Picache

as Narcisa Rizal

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Joonee Gamboa

as Paciano Rizal

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Lara Fabregas

as Josephine Bracken

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Lui Manansala

as Maria Rizal

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Ed Rocha

as Padre Balaguer

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Jay Españo

as Pio Valenzuela

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Bon Vibar

as Padre Vilaclara

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Edru Abraham

as Padre Obach

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Keno Agaro

as Rizal at 7

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Benjamin Barcellano

as Rizal at Luneta

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Jon Achaval

as Church Archivist

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Ermie Concepcion

as Seance Medium

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Noel Bruan

Supervising Sound Editor

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Raffy Baladjay

Supervising Sound Editor

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Mario Lipit

Art Direction

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Mike Guison

Costume Design

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Ding Achacoso

Director of Photography

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