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Rizal sa Dapitan (lit. 'Rizal in Dapitan') is a 1997 Philippine biographical film directed by Tikoy Aguiluz about the four-year exile of Filipino propagandist and patriot José Rizal in Dapitan, starring Albert Martinez as Rizal and Amanda Page as Josephine Bracken.[1] The screenplay was written by Pete Lacaba.[2]^: 54–66

Rizal sa Dapitan
Official VHS cover
Directed by	Tikoy Aguiluz
Screenplay by	Pete Lacaba
Story by	Lualhati Bautista Tikoy Aguiluz Noel Vera Vic Torres Mirana Medina-Bhunjun Kim D. Wabwab Marie Punerama Alexandria D. Magiba Elena Magdangal Michelle Pangilinan
Produced by	Tikoy Aguiluz
Starring	Albert Martinez Amanda Page
Cinematography	Nap Jamir Romy Vitug
Edited by	Mirana Medina-Bhunjun
Music by	Jimmy Fabregas
Production companies	Independent Cinema Association of the Philippines PLDT Movipix International
Distributed by	Falcon Films Viva Video
Release date	1997 (1997)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino Spanish English

Plot

José Rizal (Martinez) was exiled in Dapitan in 1892, and he began adapting to his new home. He helped the local residents by offering free education to all children, befriending his student Jose Asiniero (Hernando), and rendering his services as a doctor, including treating his mother, Doña Teodora Alonzo (Carpio), who visited him with his sisters Maria (Pangilinan) and Narcisa (Dumpit).

He met his fiancée Josephine Bracken (Page) who brought her blinded stepfather George Taufer (Holmes) but later on she left him for her beloved Rizal. They decide to marry, but are refused a Church wedding on political grounds. The couple settles for a common-law marriage despite initial opposition from Rizal's family, and have a stillborn son Rizal names Francisco. The film closes with Rizal leaving Dapitan as the locals mourn him. An epilogue explains Rizal's intent to work in Cuba and subsequent arrest, his execution and its birthing the Philippine Revolution.

Cast

• Albert Martinez as Dr. José Rizal
• Amanda Page as Josephine Bracken
• Roy Alvarez as Capt. Ricardo Carnicero
• Jaime Fabregas as Fr. Franciso Paula de Sanchez
• Candy Pangilinan as Maria Rizal
• Tess Dumpit as Narcisa Rizal
• Rustica Carpio as Teodora Alonso Realonda
• Noni Buencamino as Pío Valenzuela
• Carelle Manuela as Manuela Orlac
• Soliman Cruz as Pablo Mercado
• Junell Hernando as Jose "Josielito" D. Aseniero (student of Rizal and later governor of Zamboanga del Norte)
• Chris Michelena as Fr. Obach
• Paul Holmes as George Tauffer

Production

Development

Antonio Samson, then the senior vice president of PLDT, came up with the idea of making a film about the time José Rizal was exiled in Dapitan, and brought it to director Tikoy Aguiluz.[3]

Production

The film was shot entirely in the City of Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte on 16 mm film.[3] Up to June 1997, the film was simply titled Dapitan.[3] Aguiluz originally meant for the film to have a shorter length for release on television, but he eventually decided against it, convincing the producers to let him extend it to feature-length.[3]

See also

• José Rizal (film)
• Bayaning 3rd World

References

External links

• Rizal sa Dapitan at IMDb

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