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User Rating:
7.9/10   48 votes
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Director:
Mike De Leon
Writers:
Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. (written by) and
Mike De Leon (written by)
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Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The untold love story of Jose Rizal and Josephine Bracken is finally revealed after more than 100 years
Awards:
7 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
a wonderful post-modern interpretation of a hero's life more

Cast

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Joel Torre ... Jose Rizal
Ricky Davao ... Filmmaker 1
Cris Villanueva ... Filmmaker 2
Ed Rocha ... Padre Balaguer
Joonee Gamboa ... Paciano
Daria Ramirez ... Donya Lolay
Rio Locsin ... Trining
Cherry Pie Picache ... Narcisa

Lara Fabregas ... Josephine Bracken
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bayaning 3rd World (Philippines: English title) (alternative spelling)
Mike de Leon's Bayaning 3rd World (Philippines: English title)
Third World Hero (International: English title)
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Runtime:
USA:93 min
Country:
Philippines
Certification:
Philippines:PG-13
Company:
Cinema Artists more

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
a wonderful post-modern interpretation of a hero's life, 29 April 2001
10/10
Author: Paolo Jose O. Cruz (i_eat_dogs@hotmail.com) from Pasog City Philippines

This film uses the example of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal, in order to call into question the myth-making process, and it problematizes the very method of writing history.

It is a meta-film, of sorts, presented from the perspective of two film-makers who are hoping to "reconstruct" the life of Rizal as a "mystery movie", which answers the many questions that mainstream history conveniently "forgets about", in its efforts to characterize Rizal as a hero.

Director Mike DeLeon tries his hand at pastiche film-making, using a post-modern mix of mock commercials, archival historical footage, stylized re-creations of past events, and conventional narrative film-making. The end result is a cinematic patchwork that is alternately funny, enlightening, and smart, without ever coming across as too high-brow or pretentious.

Quite frankly, this film is so complex that my words alone cannot do it justice. If you are at all interested in Rizal, historiography, or how a hero is "made"-- go watch this now, if you can!

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