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Jos Rizal is a 1998 Filipino biographical film of the Filipino national hero Jos Rizal directed by Marilou

Diaz-Abaya and starring Cesar Montano as Jos Rizal.

At the time of its release, it was the most expensive film in the history of Filipino cinema with a budget

of over PhP 80 million. The film was an official entry to the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival. Upon

release, the film met universal critical acclaim.

Contents [hide]

1 Plot

2 Cast

3 Awards and nominations

4 Release

5 See also

6 References

7 External links

Plot[edit]

Imprisoned in Fort Santiago under the abusive Spanish colonization, Jos Rizal (Cesar Montano) wasapproached by a young uneducated indio asking the importance of education during his life. Meanwhile,

in Balintawak, Andrs Bonifacio (Gardo Versoza) and his fellow secret organization of Katipunan,

commenced the uprising against the tyranny created by the Spaniards by tearing their cedula as a sign of

Spanish slavery.

Soon, a first lieutenant of the Artillery, Luis Taviel de Andrade (Jamie Fabregas), visited Rizal. Taviel de

Andrade did not waste time to study carefully Rizal's case. In just a short period of time, Rizal and Taviel

captured each other's sympathy and eventually became friends as they had usual meetings in Rizal's cell

in Fort Santiago. Taviel was even able to celebrate Christmas with Rizal in the cell where they drank pan

get and sang together.

After Christmas, Rizal was sent to Royal Audiencia (the colonial court of appeal) to hear the trial against

him. Soon after, the magistrates decided to condemn him under firing squad on the 30th of the morning

in Luneta.

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At the night before the execution, Rizal hallucinates, seeing his alter ego-protagonist Simoun of his novel

El Filibusterismo tempting the author to change the climax of the story.

On the morning of the execution, his kin received a small alcohol stove (not a gas lamp as commonly

portrayed) from his cell containing the last poem "Mi Ultimo Adios." Stopping at the place of execution

facing the rising sun, Rizal asked the authorities for a last request as he faces the firing squad but the

request is denied. Calm and without haste, he changed his request to save his head during execution

and the captain agrees. At the moment the shooting squad points at his back, he readily uttered his final

words: Consummatum est ("It is done").

After the execution, members of the Katipunan had ambushed a Spanish military company somewhere

in Manila, completely catching the Spanish forces off guard and seized their mounts, munitions and their

rifles. They had also captured a church and executed a friar in an act of vengeance for the execution of

Rizal. Bonifacio and his top generals met in their headquarters to plan a new offensive seeking to

capture 10 towns in a duration of 1 week from the Spanish. Rizal's picture can be seen at the

background of his headquarters.

Jos Rizal

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Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Produced by Gilberto Duavit

Felipe Gozon

Menardo Jimenez

Written by Ricky Lee

Jun Lana

Peter Ong Lim

Starring Cesar Montano

Joel Torre

Jaime Fabregas

Gloria Diaz

Gardo Versoza

Pen Medina

Mickey Ferriols

Music by Nonong Buencamino

Cinematography Rody Lacap

Edited by Jess Navarro

Manet Dayrit

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Distributed by GMA Films

Release dates June 12, 1998 (as part of the

PhilippineCentennialcelebrations)

December 25, 1998 (theatrical

release)

Running time 178 minutes

Country Philippines

Language Tagalog, English, Spanish

Budget PhP.80 million (estimated)

Box office PhP 96 million

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