Bayaning 3rd World (Third World Hero). 1999. Directed by Mike De Leon

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Bayaning 3rd World (Third World Hero). 2000. Philippines. Directed by Mike De Leon. Courtesy Mike De Leon

Bayaning 3rd World (Third World Hero). 1999. Philippines. Directed by Mike De Leon. Screenplay by De Leon, Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. With Ricky Davao, Joel Torre, Cris Villanueva. DCP. In Filipino; English subtitles. 93 min.

In brilliantly self-reflexive ways, Mike De Leon’s Third World Hero wrestles with the challenge of making a movie about one of the Philippines’ most revered historical figures, Jose Rizal, the 19th-century novelist and revolutionary who fought against Spanish colonial rule. Faced with the unanswerable question of whether or not Rizal recanted his opposition to the Catholic Church before his execution (and whether he was tortured into doing so), De Leon creates a dazzlingly kaleidoscopic meditation on history, invention, mythmaking, and the continued fight for a nation’s soul.

This film accompanies Mike De Leon: Self-Portrait of a Filipino Filmmaker.

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