Third World Hero
2000, Tagalog. Directed by Mike de Leon.
Do you admire Rizal or you do not care?
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tagalog
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Cast & crew
- Mike de LeonDirector
- Ricky DavaoFilmmaker 1
- Joel TorreJose Rizal
- Cris VillanuevaFilmmaker 2
- Daria RamirezDoña Teodora Alonso
- Rio LocsinTrinidad "Trining" Rizal
- Cherry Pie PicacheNarcisa Rizal
- Joonee GamboaPaciano Rizal
- Lara FabregasJosephine Bracken
- Lui ManansalaMaria Rizal
- Ed RochaPadre Balaguer
- Jay EspañoPio Valenzuela
- Bon VibarPadre Vilaclara
Details
- Released
- 16 February 2000
- Original title
- Bayaning 3rd World
- Country
- Philippines
- Written by
- Clodualdo del Mundo Jr., Mike de Leon
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Third World Hero runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Third World Hero isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 February 2000. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Third World Hero?
Third World Hero (2000) was directed by Mike de Leon and stars Ricky Davao, Joel Torre, Cris Villanueva.