Zapatista

Zapatista (1999)

Documentary History

"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.

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  • Release Date: 1999-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 56min
  • Directors: Benjamin Eichert, Rick Rowley, Ståle Sandberg.

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Edward James Olmos

      Narrator (voice)

    • Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

      Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)

    • Javier Elorriaga

      Self - National Coordinator, FZLN

    • Zack De La Rocha

      Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine

    • Marina Patrícia Jimenez

      Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas

    • Noam Chomsky

      Self - Professor, MIT

    • Vivian Stromberg

      Self - Director, MADRE

    • Karen Parker

      Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project

    • Daryl Hannah

      Narrator (voice)

    • Medea Benjamin

      Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange

    • Blase Bonpane

      Self - Director, Office of the Americas

    • Mumia Abu-Jamal

      Self (voice)

    • Geronimo Pratt

      Self (voice)

    • Jacqueline Soohen

      Narrator (voice)

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