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Rizal sa Dapitan (1997)

Rizal sa Dapitan poster
Directed by
Tikoy Aguiluz
Genre
biographical film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film covers the four years Jose Rizal spent in exile in Dapitan. It shows his daily life, his work as a doctor and teacher, and his romance with Josephine Bracken.

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What happens

Rizal in Dapitan (Filipino: Rizal sa 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. The screenplay was written by Pete Lacaba. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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