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Third World Hero

20001h 33mMike de Leon

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"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.

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PhilippinesFilm In Film

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What is Third World Hero (2000) about?

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…

Who stars in Third World Hero?

Third World Hero stars Ricky Davao (Filmmaker 1), Joel Torre (Jose Rizal), Cris Villanueva (Filmmaker 2), Daria Ramirez (Doña Teodora Alonso), Rio Locsin (Trinidad "Trining" Rizal). The film was directed by Mike de Leon.

How long is Third World Hero?

Third World Hero has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2000.

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