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Third World Hero (2000)

1h 33m

Running Time

February 16, 2000
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Third World Hero (2000)

Name: Third World Hero
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2000-02-16

1h 33m

Running Time

February 16, 2000
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Details.

Release Date
February 16, 2000

Original Name
Bayaning 3rd World

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 33m

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2024-10-17

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

Bayaning 3rd World (English: 3rd World Hero) is a 2000 Filipino mockumentary film directed by Mike de Leon, with a screenplay written by de Leon and Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. It stars Ricky Davao and Cris Villanueva as two filmmakers discussing how to go about creating a film on José Rizal.

The film was a return for de Leon after a near eight-year break from filmmaking. It was well received by critics upon release but failed to impress at the box office. The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film Critics) included Bayaning 3rd World on their list of the Ten Best Films of the Decade.

In 2000, the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports (DECS), under Secretary Andrew Gonzalez, called it an innovative film and endorsed it to schools, teachers, and students for the "invaluable lessons that can be learned from the story."