Third World Hero [253808] Released: 2000-02-16 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 93 mins Popularity: 0.3515 Vote Average: 7.7 Vote Count: 6 Overview: 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 [18] Ricky DavaoFilmmaker 1 Joel TorreJose Rizal Cris VillanuevaFilmmaker 2 Daria RamirezDoña Teodora Al Rio LocsinTrinidad "Trinin Cherry Pie PicacheNarcisa Rizal Joonee GamboaPaciano Rizal Lara FabregasJosephine Bracke Lui ManansalaMaria Rizal Ed RochaPadre Balaguer Jay EspañoPio Valenzuela Bon VibarPadre Vilaclara Edru AbrahamPadre Obach Keno AgaroRizal at 7 Jan Alexis RutaquioRizal at 14 Benjamin BarcellanoRizal at Luneta Jon AchavalChurch Archivist Ermie ConcepcionSeance Medium Trailers 1999 Bayaning 3rd World Online Trailer (Remastered)