Jos%C3%A9 Rizal (film)

Jos Rizal is a 1998 Filipino biographical film of the Filipino national hero Jos Rizal directed by Marilou DiazAbaya and starring Cesar Montano as Jos Rizal.

Jos Rizal was imprisoned in Fort Santiago under the abusive Spanish colonization. Jos Rizal was approached by a young uneducated Austronesian peoples asking the importance of education during his life. Meanwhile, in Balintawak, Andrs Bonifacio 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, visited Rizal. Taviel de Andrade did not waste time to study carefully Rizals case. In just a short period of time, Rizal and Taviel captured each others sympathy and eventually became friends as they had usual meetings in Rizals cell in Fort Santiago. Taviel was even able to celebrate Christmas with Rizal in the cell where they drank pan get and sang together. ........

Source: Wikipedia