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Third World Hero

"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.

Top 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

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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