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Zapatista
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Zapatista

Jan 1, 1999
0h 56m
★ 5.2

Overview

"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.

Genres

Documentary
History

Production Companies

Big Noise

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Cast

Edward James Olmos

Narrator (voice)

Edward James Olmos

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Javier Elorriaga

Self - National Coordinator, FZLN

Javier Elorriaga

Zack De La Rocha

Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine

Zack De La Rocha

Marina Patrícia Jimenez

Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas

Marina Patrícia Jimenez

Noam Chomsky

Self - Professor, MIT

Noam Chomsky

Vivian Stromberg

Self - Director, MADRE

Vivian Stromberg

Karen Parker

Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project

Karen Parker

Daryl Hannah

Narrator (voice)

Daryl Hannah

Medea Benjamin

Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange

Medea Benjamin

Blase Bonpane

Self - Director, Office of the Americas

Blase Bonpane

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Self (voice)

Mumia Abu-Jamal