🎬 Drama, History

Third World Hero

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

⭐ 7.9/10 2000 1h 33m Dir. Mike de Leon

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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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7.9/10 7 votes

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Year
2000
Runtime
1h 33m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.9/10
Votes
7
Genre
Drama, History
Director
Language
TL

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 History 🎬 Mike de Leon 👤 Ricky Davao 👤 Joel Torre 👤 Cris Villanueva
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Questions about Third World Hero

Third World Hero has a runtime of 1h 33m (1 hour and 33 minutes).
Third World Hero was directed by Mike de Leon and released in 2000.
Third World Hero is a Drama, History film (2000).
The cast of Third World Hero includes Ricky Davao, Joel Torre, Cris Villanueva, Daria Ramirez, Rio Locsin.
Third World Hero has a TMDB rating of 7.9/10 based on 7 votes.

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