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JosRizal(film)
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JosRizalisa1998Filipinobiographicalfilmofthe
FilipinonationalheroJosRizaldirectedbyMarilou
DiazAbayaandstarringCesarMontanoasJosRizal.

JosRizal

Atthetimeofitsrelease,itwasthemostexpensivefilm
inthehistoryofFilipinocinemawithabudgetofover
80million.Thefilmwasanofficialentrytothe1998
MetroManilaFilmFestival.Uponrelease,thefilmmet
universalcriticalacclaim.

Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Awardsandnominations

Directedby

MarilouDiazAbaya

4 Release

Producedby

GilbertoDuavit
FelipeGozon
MenardoJimenez

Writtenby

RickyLee
JunLana
PeterOngLim

Starring

CesarMontano
JoelTorre
JaimeFabregas
GloriaDiaz
GardoVersoza
PenMedina
MickeyFerriols

Musicby

NonongBuencamino

5 Seealso
6 References
7 Externallinks

Plot
JosRizalwasimprisonedinFortSantiagounderthe
abusiveSpanishcolonization.JosRizalwas
approachedbyayounguneducatedAustronesian
peoplesaskingtheimportanceofeducationduringhis
life.Meanwhile,inBalintawak,AndrsBonifacioand
hisfellowsecretorganizationofKatipunancommenced
theuprisingagainstthetyrannycreatedbytheSpaniards
bytearingtheircedulaasasignofSpanishslavery.
Soon,afirstlieutenantoftheArtillery,LuisTavielde
Andrade,visitedRizal.TavieldeAndradedidnotwaste
timetostudycarefullyRizal'scase.Injustashort
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Cinematography RodyLacap
Editedby

JessNavarro
ManetDayrit

Distributedby

GMAFilms

Releasedates

June12,1998(aspartofthe
PhilippineCentennial
celebrations)
December25,1998(theatrical
release)
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periodoftime,RizalandTavielcapturedeachother's
sympathyandeventuallybecamefriendsastheyhad
usualmeetingsinRizal'scellinFortSantiago.Taviel
wasevenabletocelebrateChristmaswithRizalinthe
cellwheretheydrankpangetandsangtogether.
AfterChristmas,RizalwassenttoRoyalAudiencia(the
colonialcourtofappeal)tohearthetrialagainsthim.
Soonafter,themagistratesdecidedtocondemnhim
underfiringsquadonthe30thofthemorninginLuneta.

Runningtime

178minutes

Country

Philippines

Language

English
Filipino
Spanish
German

Budget

80million(estimated)

Boxoffice

96million

Atthenightbeforetheexecution,Rizalhallucinates,seeinghisalteregoprotagonistSimounofhisnovel
ElFilibusterismotemptingtheauthortochangetheclimaxofthestory.
Onthemorningoftheexecution,hiskinreceivedasmallalcoholstove(notagaslampascommonly
portrayed)fromhiscellcontainingthelastpoem"MiUltimoAdios".Stoppingattheplaceofexecution
facingtherisingsun,Rizalaskedtheauthoritiesforalastrequestashefacesthefiringsquadbutthe
requestisdenied.Calmandwithouthaste,hechangedhisrequesttosavehisheadduringexecutionandthe
captainagrees.Atthemomenttheshootingsquadpointsathisback,hereadilyutteredhisfinalwords:
Consummatumest("Itisdone").
Aftertheexecution,membersoftheKatipunanhadambushedaSpanishmilitarycompanysomewherein
Manila,completelycatchingtheSpanishforcesoffguardandseizedtheirmounts,munitionsandtheir
rifles.Theyhadalsocapturedachurchandexecutedafriarinanactofvengeancefortheexecutionof
Rizal.Bonifacioandhistopgeneralsmetintheirheadquarterstoplananewoffensiveseekingtocapture
10townsinadurationof1weekfromtheSpanish.Rizal'spicturecanbeseenatthebackgroundofhis
headquarters.

Cast
CesarMontanoasJosRizal
JoelTorreasCrisstomoIbarra/Simoun
JaimeFabregasasLuisTavieldeAndrade
GloriaDiazasTeodoraAlonso
GardoVersozaasAndrsBonifacio
MoniqueWilsonasMaraClara
ChinChinGutierrezasJosephineBracken
MickeyFerriolsasLeonorRivera
PenMedinaasPacianoRizal
GinaAlajarasSaturninaRizal
RonnieLazaroasFranciscoMercado
TanyaGomezasNarcisaRizal
TessDumpitasMariaRizal
IrmaAdlawanasLuciaRizal
AngieCastrenceasJosefaRizal
RowenaBascoasTrinidadRizal
KayeMarieJuneCongmonasSoledadRizal
DominicGuintoasyoungJosRizal
PingMedinaasyoungPacianoMercado
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DennisMarasiganasMarceloH.delPilar

Awardsandnominations
1998MetroManilaFilmFestival
BestPicture
BestActor(CesarMontano)
BestDirector(MarilouDiazAbaya)
BestSupportingActor(JaimeFabregas)
BestSupportingActress(GloriaDiaz)
BestScreenplay(RickyLee,JunLanaandPeterOngLim)
BestOriginalStory(RickyLee,JunLanaandPeterOngLim)
BestCinematography(RodyLacap)
BestEditing(JessNavarroandManetDayrit)
BestSoundProduction(MikeIdioma)
BestProductionDesign(LeoAbaya)
BestSpecialEffects(MarkAmbatofOptimaDigital)
BestMakeup(DenniYrastorzaTan)
BestMusicalScore(NonongBuencamino)
BestMovieThemeSong(NonongBuencaminofor"AwitniMariaClara")
BestFestivalFloat
GatpunoAntonioJ.VillegasCulturalAwards
1999FAMASAwards
BestPicture
BestActor(CesarMontano)
BestDirector(MarilouDiazAbaya)
BestSupportingActor(JaimeFabregas)
BestCinematography(RodyLacap)
BestEditing(JessNavarroandManetA.Dayrit)
BestMovieThemeSong(NonongBuencaminofor"AwitniMariaClara")
BestMusicalDirection(NonongBuencamino)
BestProductionDesign(LeoAbaya)
BestScreenplay(RicardoLee,JunLanaandPeterOngLim)
BestSpecialEffects(RolandoSantoDomingo)
1999GawadUrianAwards
BestDirection(MarilouDiazAbaya)
BestCinematography(RodyLacap)
BestMusic(NonongBuencamino)
BestProductionDesign(LeoAbaya)
BestSound(AlbertMichaelIdioma)
Bestactress(GorgoniaDelRivaera)
BestSupportingActor(JaimeFabregas)
1999StarAwardsforMovies
MovieoftheYear
ActoroftheYear(CesarMontano)
DirectoroftheYear(MarilouDiazAbaya)
SupportingActoroftheYear(JaimeFabregas)
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AdaptedScreenplayoftheYear(RicardoLee,JunLanaandPeterOngLim)
EditoroftheYear(JessNavarroandManetA.Dayrit)
MusicalScoreroftheYear(NonongBuencamino)
ProductionDesigneroftheYear(LeoAbaya)
SoundEngineeringoftheYear(AlbertMichaelIdioma)
Thefilmhasbeenscreenedandranincompetitionindifferentfilmfestivalsworldwideandincludedinthe
OfficialSelectionforPanoramaintheBerlinInternationalFilmFestival(1998).Italsowon2ndrunnerup
intheAudienceAwardoftheTorontoFilmfestandtheChicagoInternationalFilmFestival.

Release
TheserieswasreleasedontoDVDformatandVCDformatbyGMARecords.

Seealso
PhilippineRevolution
HistoryofthePhilippines
GovernorGeneralofthePhilippines

References
TenthAnniversaryofJoseRizalFilm(http://www.penstalker.com/2008/mariloudiazabayasjose
rizalcelebrates10thanniversary/)

Externallinks
JosRizal(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186257/)attheInternetMovieDatabase
JosRizal(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/joserizal/)atRottenTomatoes
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