Movie, 1999
Zapatista
IMDb 5.6, 56 min, Documentary, History, Mexico
"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.
Cast
14 credited
Edward James Olmos
Narrator (voice)
RS
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
JE
Javier Elorriaga
Self - National Coordinator, FZLN
Zack De La Rocha
Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
MP
Marina Patrícia Jimenez
Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
Noam Chomsky
Self - Professor, MIT
VS
Vivian Stromberg
Self - Director, MADRE
KP
Karen Parker
Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
Daryl Hannah
Narrator (voice)
Medea Benjamin
Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange
BB
Blase Bonpane
Self - Director, Office of the Americas
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Self (voice)
Trailers & teasers
1 clips
Details
DirectorBenjamin Eichert, Rick Rowley, Ståle Sandberg
GenreDocumentary, History
Runtime56 min
ReleasedThu, Oct 7, 1999
CountryMexico
IMDBtt0287813
