
Do you admire Rizal or you do not care?
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

Joel Torre
Jose Rizal

Cris Villanueva
Filmmaker 2

Daria Ramirez
Doña Teodora Alonso

Rio Locsin
Trinidad "Trining" Rizal

Cherry Pie Picache
Narcisa Rizal

Joonee Gamboa
Paciano Rizal

Lui Manansala
Maria Rizal

Bon Vibar
Padre Vilaclara

Jon Achaval
Church Archivist

Ermie Concepcion
Seance Medium
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