简介：Thefilmstartswithasneakpeekbeforethecamerastartsgrinding,asweseesnippetsofbehind-the-scenes.Thenarratorintroducestwocharacter,thefilmmakers,obsessedwiththelifeofJoseRizal.Whenthedirectorstartstalkingtothecamera,atoncetheset-upisestablished,itisafilmwithinafilm. Thedirector,togetherwithhiswriter,embarksonaprobeinanattempttocaptureDr.JoseRizal's"cinematicmoments"inaninvestigativestoryofthePhilippines'nationalhero.Asweseethe"film-in-progress,"thedirectorandwriternotonlyfocusonJoseRizal'slife,buthispervadinginfluenceincontemporaryPhilippinesociety.Inaseriesofvisualflashes,itishowrizalhasbeenimmortalizedbycountlessfilmmakers,historiansandwriters.HisworkshavebeenendorsedbythegovernmentbutcensoredbytheCatholicChurch.HisheroismelevatedhimtoademigodbyRizalfanatics,atthesametimedownplayedbyhispermanenceontheonepesocoin.AsthedirectorcontinuestoscrutinizeJoseRizal'scontroversiallife,heisfacedwithtoomanyunansweredquestions.Thedirectordecidestostopproductiontore-focushismovieandprobedeeperintoRizal'sstillcontestableretractiondocument.Thedocumentcontainsthehero'sstatementthatrevokesallhisworksandwritings,andrenounceshisaffiliationtotheMasonrytobeabletogobacktotheCatholicfold.Thedirectorfindsthisunacceptable,knowingthatacharacterlikeRizal-whobelievedhimselftobeabornhero-wouldsignadocumentthattakesbackeverythinghestandsfor.…