Third World Hero (2000)
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.
Cast
Ricky DavaoFilmmaker 1
Joel TorreJose Rizal
Cris VillanuevaFilmmaker 2
Daria RamirezDoña Teodora Alonso
Rio LocsinTrinidad "Trining" Rizal
Cherry Pie PicacheNarcisa Rizal
Joonee GamboaPaciano Rizal- LLara FabregasJosephine Bracken
Lui ManansalaMaria Rizal- EEd RochaPadre Balaguer
- JJay EspañoPio Valenzuela
Bon VibarPadre Vilaclara- EEdru AbrahamPadre Obach
- KKeno AgaroRizal at 7
- JJan Alexis RutaquioRizal at 14
- BBenjamin BarcellanoRizal at Luneta
Jon AchavalChurch Archivist
Ermie ConcepcionSeance Medium
Crew
- Director
- Mike de Leon
- Producers
- Mike de Leon
- Music
- Lorrie Ilustre
- Cinematography
- Ding Achacoso
- Editing
- Armando Jarlego
Details
- Released
- February 16, 2000
- Language
- Filipino
- Studio
- Cinema Artists
- IMDb
- tt0260731
