Third World Hero

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

  Filmmaker 1
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  Joel Torre

  Jose Rizal
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  Cris Villanueva

  Filmmaker 2
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  Daria Ramirez

  Doña Teodora Alonso
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  Rio Locsin

  Trinidad "Trining" Rizal
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  Cherry Pie Picache

  Narcisa Rizal
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  Joonee Gamboa

  Paciano Rizal
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  Lui Manansala

  Maria Rizal
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  Bon Vibar

  Padre Vilaclara
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  Jon Achaval

  Church Archivist